Pakistan Army reports four soldiers, five militants killed in South Waziristan

The Public Relations Office of the Pakistan Army announced that four soldiers were killed and five militants were killed in a clash between security forces and insurgents in South Waziristan.

The clash took place on Wednesday evening in the Kurram area of South Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

In a statement, the Pakistan Army referred to the militants killed in this encounter as “Khawarij” (a term used to describe rebels). Previously, in an official declaration...