Four militants, three paramilitary personnel killed in Pakistan’s restive northwest
ISLAMABAD: Four militants and three paramilitary personnel were killed in separate incidents in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, authorities said on Monday, amid a surge in militancy in the region bordering Afghanistan.
Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in KP's Dera Ismail Khan district on reports about militant presence, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military's media wing.
An intense exchange of fire followed between the two sides and four Pakistani Taliban militants were killed during the operation.
“Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from Indian sponsored killed Khwarij (Pakistani Taliban militants), who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area,” the ISPR said.
