NATO troops also attacked the same check post on November 26 last year, killing 24 troops and injuring 13 others. The incident resulted in U.S. pullout from Pakistani air bases and closure of NATO supply routes by Pakistani authorities.
Tuesday's attack occurred in wee hours of morning when an unknown number of unidentified militants stormed an army check post in Salala area of Mohmand Agency, a tribal region at Pakistan- Afghanistan border.
Four troops were killed in the attack, and 20 militants lost their lives in retaliatory attack by Pakistan army.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack yet, and there are no reports whether the attack was carried out by Pakistan Taliban or Afghan Taliban.
Presently, Pakistan Army maintains an 8,200-man presence in Mohmand Agency.
The security forces claimed last September that 90 percent of Mohmand Agency has been cleared of the Taliban militants. Tuesday' s check post attack is an indication that militants are coming back again in the area.
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