8 terrorists killed in clash with security forces in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Eight terrorists were killed during a clash between security forces and terrorists in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said. The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Sararogha area of South Waziristan district of the province, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement late Sunday.

"During the conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange took place between the troops and terrorists as a result of which eight terrorists were killed," the ISPR said, adding that a huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives were also recovered during the operation. The killed terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces as well as innocent civilians, said the statement. Clearance operations of the area are being carried out to eliminate the presence of terrorists from the area, it added.