Security forces kill 9 in Pakistan

Nine alleged terrorists were killed during two intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan, the military said on Sunday, reported Xinhua.

The security forces conducted the operations in the North Waziristan district of the province on the reported presence of terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan military, said in a statement.

During the operation in Dosalli area of the district, six terrorists were killed, and two others were arrested, the ISPR said.

In the other operation in Esham area of the district, three terrorists were killed by security forces.