"The intense exchange of fire lasted for nearly an hour. Ten Frontier Constabulary personnel were martyred, and seven were wounded during the attack," a senior intelligence officer told AFP.
The Pakistani Taliban, or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was in retaliation for the killing of senior leader Ustad Qureshi.
There has been an increase in militant attacks in Pakistan since the Afghan Taliban seized power in 2021, especially targeting security forces.
Islamabad says the TTP uses Afghanistan as a base and believes the ruling Taliban administration has been sheltering its members.
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