Security agencies in India have received intel inputs saying Pakistan-based terror outfits such as Lashkar and Jaish are planning major attack around Independence Day.
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Pakistan: Terrorists attack army check post in South Waziristan, kill 4 soldiers
Terrorists attacked a security post in a former Taliban stronghold in a tribal district in northwest Pakistan on Friday, triggering a shootout that killed four soldiers and as many insurgents. The attack took place in Makeen area in the South Waziristan district, bordering Afghanistan.
Troops responded promptly to the attack, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Army s media wing. At least four soldiers were killed in the attack, it said, adding four attackers were also killed.
Shah Farman, the governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, condemned the attack.