The deployment of upto 200,000 troops will support the much delayed national population census, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations. (Source: AP) A Pakistan army soldier stands guard in the Pakistani tribal area of Khyber. (Source: AP)Pakistani security forces have killed six militants and thwarted seven attempts to target military posts in a northwestern tribal region and a border village in the southwest near Afghanistan. A security official said Monday the troops who were targeted had been fencing the border to check the militants’ movement. Pakistan since 2017 has been constructing fences along the border with Afghanistan, a move opposed by Kabul.

Source: Indian Express June 04, 2018 05:37 UTC