Peshawar, Oct 8: Nineteen terrorists of the outlawed TTP and 11 soldiers were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said.

The operation was conducted by the security forces in the province’s Orakzai district, bordering Afghanistan, on the reported presence of terrorists belonging to “Fitna al-Khawarij” on the intervening night of October 7-8, the military’s media wing said in a statement.

The term Fitna al-Khawarij is used for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group.

During the intense exchange of fire between security forces and the militants, 19 terrorists “were sent to hell”, the statement said, adding that 11 Pakistani soldiers, including a Lieutenant Colonel and a Major, were killed.

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