At least six dead in gunfight: officials

PESHAWAR: At least six people were killed Saturday in a day-long gun battle between militants and troops in Bara tribal region, officials said.

The fighting took place as troops, backed by helicopter gunships, carried out a search operation around the town of Bara in the Khyber tribal district bordering Afghanistan.

"At least two paramilitary soldiers were killed and four civilians were killed in the day-long gunfight," Khyber's deputy administration chief Syed Ahmed Jan told AFP. He added that seven militants were killed in the fighting.