At least 15 militants were killed Saturday in a gunfight with troops in Lower Dir, security officials said. The day-long gunbattle near Kharkai hills, in the Lower Dir district of the once Taliban-infested Swat Valley, started when troops were approaching a strategic peak to establish a post, a senior security official told AFP.
"More than 15 militants were killed in a clash with security forces," the official said. "One soldier was martyred and three others were wounded," he said.