In Pakistan, security forces killed up to 30 Taliban fighters in a counter-offensive after coming under attack in a volatile tribal area on the Afghan border. Military officials said, militants killed one soldier and injured four others in an early morning attack on a military check post in Mohmand tribal region, prompting security forces to retaliate. During fighting, 25 to 30 terrorists were killed, a military official added. The clash erupted two days after Pakistan said it had cleared the Taliban and al Qaeda from nearby Bajaur region after nearly two years of fighting in the area.