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Six Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack, police and security sources say

By Thomson Reuters Dec 8, 2025 | 10:31 PM

PESHAWAR, Pakistan Dec 9 (Reuters) – Six Pakistani ‍soldiers were killed in a militant attack on ‌a security ‌post in the country’s northwest, three police and security ​sources told Reuters ‍on Tuesday.

The ​attack took ​place between ‍Monday night and Tuesday morning in the former tribal ‍district of Kurram, which is close ‍to ‍the ​border with ​Afghanistan.

(Reporting ⁠by Mushtaq ‌Ali in Peshawar; Writing by Gibran Peshimam; Editing by Jacqueline ⁠Wong)