ISLAMABAD, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — Pakistani security forces killed five militants and injured two others in an intelligence-based operation in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, security sources said.
According to the sources, the operation was carried out in the North Waziristan district after security forces tracked the movement of militants and launched a targeted operation against their hideouts.
The slain militants were identified as members of a banned terrorist organization. ■