ISLAMABAD: Pakistan security forces killed 31 militants in two raids in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the military said on Monday. Security forces conducted an intelligence-based raid in KP’s Lakki Marwat district on reported presence of Pakistani Taliban militants, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The ensuing exchange of fire killed 14 “Indian-sponsored” militants. Another 17 Pakistani Taliban militants were killed during a raid in the Bannu district.

The incidents, in which 12 soldiers also died, highlight the difficulties of containing the resurgence of terrorist groups

Pakistan’s security forces have raided two militant hideouts in the northwest, killing 31 insurgents.