Two Soldiers, 15 Militants Killed in Pakistan Attack

Peshawar, Pakistan: Militants stormed a paramilitary checkpost in a restive Pakistani tribal region in an attack that left two soldiers and at least 15 rebels dead, officials said today.

The attack took place on Monday night on a checkpost of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in Shireendara area of Orakzai district, one of Pakistan's seven semi-autonomous tribal regions on the Afghan border.

"More than 50 militants attacked the checkpost. Two soldiers embraced shahadat (martrydrom) while 15 terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire," a senior security official told AFP.

He said six soldiers also sustained injures in the attack, adding that the militants fled after the FC troops retaliated.