ISLAMABAD, Nov 7 (NNN-APP) – Four soldiers, including an officer, and three militants, were killed, during a clash between the security forces and terrorists, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday, a military statement said.
The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation, in the Khyber district of the province, on the reported presence of terrorists, which led to the clash, the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, in the statement.
During the operation, the troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, as a result of which the three terrorists were killed and three more got injured, the ISPR added.
A sanitisation operation is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area, the statement said.
“Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism, and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” the ISPR added.– NNN-APP
