One soldier killed in attack on Bajaur check post

PESHAWAR: A security official was killed when militants attacked a check post in the northwestern Bajaur tribal region on Monday, DawnNews reported.
Several attackers were killed in the ensuing clash.
Bajaur is one of seven districts in Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal belt on the Afghan border. The United States considers the area the global headquarters of Al Qaeda and the most dangerous place on earth.
More than 4,400 people have been killed across Pakistan in attacks blamed on Taliban and other extremist networks based in the tribal belt since 2007