Pakistan troops kill 54 militants attempting to cross border from Afghanistan

Pakistani soldiers killed 54 militants who had tried to enter the country by crossing its northwestern border with Afghanistan, the military said on Sunday.

“Movement of a large group… who were trying to infiltrate through Pakistan-Afghanistan border was detected by the security forces,” the army said in a statement, adding that the militants were aiming “to undertake high profile terrorist activities inside Pakistan” and all 54 had been killed.