28 killed in military operations in Pakistan

Twenty-two terrorists and six security members were killed in separate military operations in Pakistan, the military said on Saturday, reported Xinhua.

Security forces conducted the operations in various districts of the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said in a statement.

During an intelligence-based operation in Tank district, nine terrorists were killed and six others injured.

In another operation, 10 terrorists were killed after security forces engaged terrorists' location in North Waziristan district of the province.

Separately, security forces successfully thwarted terrorists' attempt to attack a security check post in Hangu district and killed three terrorists.

The statement said that six soldiers were killed during the operation in Hangu district.