7 militants killed by army in NW Pakistan

Seven militants were killed when the Pakistani army conducted two operations in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement on Sunday, reported Xinhua.

The operations were launched Saturday night and Sunday morning on tip-offs, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani army said in the statement.

In the operation in Dera Ismail Khan, three militants, including a key operative, were killed, and two others were wounded.

In the separate operation in the North Waziristan district, security forces killed four more militants during an exchange of fire, with three others sustaining injuries, the ISPR said.

The statement added that the security forces are conducting further search and clearance operations in the areas to eliminate any remaining militants.