Pakistan Army on Thursday thwarted a terrorist attack on checkpost and killed eight to nine militants following a suicide attack near the FC camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, security sources said.

Heavy firing was heard following a loud explosion in Jandola, police officials told the media.

According to security sources, terrorists tried to attack Jandola checkpost which was repulsed by the security forces. They added that a suicide bomber blew himself up in a vehicle near the FC camp.

This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.