Peshawar, Nov 7 (PTI) Four Pakistani soldiers were killed on Thursday after a clash between security forces and militants triggered a heavy exchange of fire in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said.

The clash occurred in the Karama area of the North Waziristan district bordering Afghanistan.

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Five militants were also "sent to hell" in the clash, the military's media division said in a statement.

Sanitisation operations were conducted to eliminate any other militants in the area.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur expressed condolences over the killing of four soldiers.

"The entire nation stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the security forces in the fight against terrorism," he said.

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