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Clashes broke out in the early hours of Friday when a group of 50 militants attacked a security checkpoint in Shidano Dand post in the remote mountainous Kurram region, killing seven government soldiers and wounding three others.
The militants later took six troops hostage at gunpoint, and fled the scene along with them.
Security forces launched a counter attack in the aftermath of the assault, engaging in an hours-long fierce gun battle after which government soldier took full control of the area.
During the shootout, 18 militants lost their lives and 14 others sustained injuries.
The injured government soldiers were transferred to a local hospital to receive medical treatment.
Kurram is considered a main base for the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Scores of high-profile militants are believed to be taking refuge there in recent years after fleeing military offensives in the nearby tribal regions.
Despite the Pakistani government's operations against TTP militants and associated groups, they have still been able to spread their influence in various regions of the country and have killed thousands of people.
Over 35,000 Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001 when Pakistan entered an alliance with the US on the so-called war against terrorism, according to local media.
Thousands more have been displaced by the wave of violence and militancy sweeping across the country.
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