"During the intense fire exchange, four brave sons of soil... having fought gallantly, embraced Shahadat (martyrdom)," the military statement said, before confirming the deaths of five militants.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's office released a statement, expressing "grief and sorrow" over the deaths of the soldiers. "Our war against terrorists will continue until the complete elimination of terrorism from the country," the prime minister's statement said.
The clash near the Afghan border comes after ten Pakistani police officers were killed in an attack last month on a security checkpoint. The attack was claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the country's home-grown Taliban group.
Pakistan has been battling a resurgent militancy in its western regions since 2021 when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. Islamabad accuses the Taliban of failing to root out the militants.
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