15 Militants Die In Kurram Gunfight

Pakistani security forces say they killed 15 militants on Monday in a gunfight in the Kurram tribal district near the border with Afghanistan, Pakistan's Dawn reports.

The clash was sparked by a militant attack on a police checkpoint in the Tindo area, said officials with the paramilitary Frontier Corps. Eight security personnel received minor injuries, said officials.

The insurgents involved were fleeing the nearby military operation in South Waziristan, said security...