Militants attack Pakistan outpost

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Ten security officers and 25 militants died Tuesday when the militants attacked a military outpost in northwestern Pakistan, a security official said.

Thirty-two other security officers were injured, the official told Pakistan's The Express Tribune.

The official said scores of militants stormed the security post in the Jogi area of central Kurram Agency in retaliation for a battle that occurred last week.

"The security forces had entered a zone which is considered to be a stronghold of militants. It was a counterattack," the official said.

Tuesday's battle lasted for hours and involved helicopter gunships, the newspaper said.

The Kurram Valley is along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.