PESHAWAR :Forty miscreants and six soldiers of Frontier Corps were killed during an intense exchange of firing in Mohamand Agency between Saturday and Sunday night.
According to Frontier Corps press release issued here on Sunday, the FC troops repulsed a massive attack by militants on its locations in Mohmand Agency.
More than 600 militants, mostly foreigners who came from the direction of border, attacked the Frontier Corps locations at Mamad Gat between Saturday and Sunday night, it said, adding that they were also aided by local militants.
In the intense exchange of fire that continued all night, the Frontier Corps troops threw back the attackers, giving major casualties with 40 miscreants confirmed dead.
Firefight still continues with miscreants in some pockets of resistance, it said, adding that some of the militants have surrendered.
Lately, the population of Mohmand Agency has expressed clear desire for peace and requested the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) to remove the menace of terrorism from their area.
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