Islamabad, July 16 (Reporter) Eight troops and 10 terrorists were killed in an attack on an army base in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said on Tuesday. The incident happened in the early hours Monday morning when a group of 10 terrorists attacked the cantonment area in the Bannu district of the province and attempted to enter the area, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani army said in the statement. The attack was effectively thwarted by the security forces personnel, which forced the terrorists to ram an explosive-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall of the cantonment, the statement added. The suicide blast led to the collapse of a portion of the wall and damaged the adjoining infrastructure, resulting in the killing of the eight troops, the ISPR added. In the ensuing operation, the troops effectively engaged the terrorists as a result of which all 10 terrorists were killed, and the timely response by the security forces prevented a major catastrophe, the statement said. The statement attributed the attack to Hafiz Gul Bahadur group. However, the militant group did not claim responsibility for the attack yet. The country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and lauded security forces for taking timely action to foil the attack...////...