The treatment for ticks and fleas, Frontline; is it a repellant and a "killer", or just kills the ticks/fleas?

I'm currently living abroad and here Frontline was not available, but the vet had a generic for it, called Protektor (Fipronil 9.7%). It's used as a spot-on liquid to kill fleas and ticks on dogs. BUT, I am wondering... Does it only kill them? Because on the box it says that "it's NOT a repellant, but it kills alla stages of fleas and ticks which come in contact with the animal". Ok, so, if it kills them, will the ticks FALL from the skin, or do I still have to remove them, manually(using a tweezer)? Is there any products that are similar, but that are actually repellants as well? Unfortunately, where I am currently living (India), ticks seem to be everywhere, and every time I take my pug out for short walks, even on "clean streets", when I come back home, I find a tick or two... Please, advice!