KARACHI, Pakistan
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and four others were injured in a rocket attack that was allegedly carried out by militants based in Afghanistan along the Pakistani-Afghan border, Pakistani military said Sunday.
According to Pakistani army’s media wing, suspected militants attacked a 8,000-feet high Pakistani post in Khyber Agency’s Akhandwala Pass area which borders Afghanistan with rockets.
"Pakistani troops befittingly responded and eliminated the group of terrorists," the Pakistani military said in a statement without giving any details about the number of suspected militants it killed.
Pakistan has summoned the Afghan ambassador to its Foreign Office over the attack.
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been strained for over a decade with both neighbors accusing each other of cross-border firing and shelling.
Islamabad blames Kabul for turning a blind eye to Pakistani Taliban who have allegedly fled and set up bases in bordering Kunar and Nuristan provinces following a full-scale Pakistan army offensive in northwestern tribal belt since June 2014. In response, Afghanistan charges Pakistan with patronizing the Afghan Taliban.
