According to the report, 685 security personnel have been killed since January 1, the most since Pakistan lost nearly 800 security personnel in militant attacks and counterterrorism operations in 2014.

Seven to eight Taliban forces were killed along the Durand Line in Upper Kurram district; the Taliban targeted Pakistani border posts using light and heavy weaponry. In the clashes, one Pakistani soldier died and 11 others were wounded.

At least seven to eight Taliban personnel were killed along the Durand Line in Upper Kurram district on Saturday after Afghan Taliban forces launched an attack on Pakistani border posts in the Ghozgarhi,