3 troops killed in landmine blasts in Pakistan

Peshawar: Three paramilitary soldiers were killed and as many injured today in multiple landmine blasts at a check-post in north-western Pakistan, officials said.

The security forces rushed to the site and cordoned off the entire area and started a search operation, officials said.

The three simultaneous blasts hit the Kharlachi check- post in Kurram agency near Pak-Afghan border, killing three Frontier Corps soldiers and injuring three others, officials added.