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Militants kill six Pakistani soldiers

MILITANTS killed six Pakistani soldiers in a shoot out, the army said on Saturday.

The shooting is the latest unrest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan.

The troops were killed in an overnight operation in North Waziristan district on Saturday, according to an army statement. It said six militants also were shot dead.

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