ISLAMABAD, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Four terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Thursday.
The security forces conducted the operation in the Khyber district of the province on the reported presence of terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement.
"During the operation, the terrorists' location was effectively engaged by troops," the ISPR said, adding that four terrorists were killed and three others injured during the operation.
A clearance operation is being carried out to eliminate the presence of other terrorists from the area, it added.
The military said the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country. ■