region's Landi Kotal area on Thursday, DawnNews reported.Militants attacked the check post with heavy weapons as a result of which two security officials were also maimed, security sources told DawnNews.
The maimed officials were shifted to a hospital for treatment.
Security forces subsequently started a search operation in areas surrounding the check post.
Separately, in Khyber's Bara area, three people were killed in festivities between armed beturbanned goons from two banned organisations.