Pakistan army clashes with militants; 14 killed

Pro-Taliban tribesman attacked a Pakistani army checkpost in the troubled North Waziristan region on Saturday, killing four soldiers.

Pro-Taliban tribesman attacked a Pakistani army checkpost in the troubled North Waziristan region on Saturday, killing four soldiers, but 10 militants were killed in the exchange of fire, an army spokesman said.

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Four members of the security forces were also wounded in the pre-dawn clash in the Dosali area, some 40 km south of Miranshah, the main town of the tribal region bordering Afghanistan, Major-General Waheed Arshad said.