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Five troops, 15 militants die in border attack
 [DAWN] GHALANAI: Five soldiers and at least 15 turbans were killed during an attack from across the Afghan border on three security posts at Gora Pari in the Mohmand tribal region in the early hours of Monday morning."The ... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar... ," said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. Posted by: Fred 2017-03-08 |
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