Re: Militants kill 30 troops in Pak fort capture
Seven troops, 50 militants dead in Pakistan clash
WANA, Pakistan, Jan 16 (AFP): Seven Pakistani soldiers and up to 50 militants were killed in clashes after hundreds of rebels captured a paramilitary fort near the Afghan border, the army said Wednesday. Heavy fighting erupted after militants armed with rocket launchers attacked the outpost at Sararogha town in the South Waziristan tribal district overnight, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told AFP. “Yesterday around midnight 400 miscreants attacked the Frontier Corps at Sararogha. There are reports of 40 to 50 dead miscreants, while seven personnel embraced martyrdom,” Abbas said. (First Posted @ 10:30 PST, Updated @ 14:40 PST)