Six Pakistani Security Personnel Killed in Northwest Checkpoint Attack

The assault in Kurram district left seven others wounded, with no immediate claim of responsibility.

The attack occurred at a Frontier Corps checkpoint in Bagam, located 200 kilometers south of Peshawar in Kurram district, northwest Pakistan.
Six security personnel were killed and seven others injured in the assault, with the wounded transported to a military hospital.
Local authorities confirmed the incident is unrelated to recent sectarian violence in the region, which has claimed at least 130 lives in recent weeks.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as of now, and investigations are ongoing.
Separately, Pakistani military operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province reportedly killed 22 Taliban militants over the past 24 hours, though six soldiers also died in clashes.