Peshawar, Jun 21 (PTI) Five Pakistani soldiers were killed when an improvised explosive device detonated on a vehicle carrying security forces in restive Kurram tribal district bordering Afghanistan, the army said.

The five soldiers are identified as havildar Aqeel Ahmed, lance naik Muhammad Tafeer, sepoy Anosh Ruf, sepoy Muhammad Azam Khan and sepoy Haroon William.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has condemned the killings of the five soldiers.

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