Two Pakistani soldiers and one militant were killed in a roadside bomb explosion and in a separate shoot-out during an overnight military operation against militant activity in the northwest along the border with Afghanistan, the military said on October 28. An army statement said an intelligence-based operation was conducted in the Tirah valley of Khyber district. One militant was killed and two others were wounded and arrested. The military said two of its soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded while a security patrol was passing by in South Waziristan overnight.
