The Associated Press reported that two soldiers and one militant were killed in a shootout during an overnight military operation against militant activity in the northwest of Pakistan alongside the border with Afghanistan.
Security forces initiated an operation in Miran Shah, the main town of North Waziristan, “to eliminate remaining terrorists” after receiving intelligence reports about the presence of militants, said a military statement late Friday.
It further notes that, during an intensive shootout, the army major leading the operation and another soldier were killed, with 1 militant killed and another injured on the other side.
During another army raid on a militant hideout in Tirah valley of Khyber district along with the border with Afghanistan, a soldier and a militant were killed early Friday, added the army statement.
