PESHAWAR, Pakistan; Twelve soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan on Saturday in an ambush by Islamist militants on an army convoy, officials said. The soldiers were moving in vehicles when they came under fire in the mountainous Badar area of South Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan’s military said in a statement that 12 soldiers and 13 militants were killed in the clash “after an intense exchange of fire.” At least four people were injured, security officials said.

PESHAWAR: At least 12 soldiers were killed in an ambush by the Pakistani Taliban in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, local government and security officials told AFP. Militancy has…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan; Twelve soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan on Saturday in an ambush by Islamist militants on an army convoy, officials said. The soldiers were moving in…