At least 12 Pakistani soldiers were killed and four others injured in an attack by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group in the Bar area of South Waziristan on September 13, according to the Pakistani military.

Pakistani Taliban ambush in South Waziristan kills 12 soldiers, raising fears of rising militancy along the Afghanistan border.

PESHAWAR: At least 12 soldiers were killed in an ambush in northwest Pakistan on Saturday (Sep 13), government and security officials said, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.Militancy has surged in the border regions with Afghanistan since the return to power of the Afghan Tali

Pakistan faces challenges in combating resurging militant groups, with 35 militants killed in recent clashes near the Afghan border.

The Pakistani military says security forces have raided two hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border in the past two days, triggering fierce clashes that killed 12 soldiers and 35 militants.