ISLAMABAD: Five soldiers martyred and 10 militants were killed in a coordinated overnight raid at several border posts on the frontier with Afghanistan, the ISPR said on Monday.
The fighting took place in Mohmand Agency, where the military has been battling militants for over a decade.
ISPR issued a brief statement providing casualty figures, without mentioning which militant group was involved.
"Effective presence, vigilance and response repulsed (the) terrorists' attempt," it said.
Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa "hailed the sacrifices" of the Pakistan soldiers and called for greater numbers to man the border, according to the statement.
The toll could not be immediately verified since the area is remote and journalists are denied access.
Last year Pakistan's top foreign official Sartaj Aziz admitted the country hosted top Afghan Taliban leaders but said it used its position to wield influence over the group and was trying to bring them to peace talks.
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