Over 70 militants attack Pakistani security post, 2 dead

More than 70 militants attacked a security checkpost on the outskirts of Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, triggering a shootout that killed two security forces and wounded five, officials said.

The pre-dawn attack took place near Khyber, part of Pakistan's lawless tribal belt on the Afghan border, which is regarded as a global hub of militants, including al-Qaeda and the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban movements. (Reuters)