Two soldiers, Lieutenant Khawar and Naik Shehzad, were killed in an exchange of fire with terrorists in the Jani Khel area of Frontier Region Bannu on Thursday, said the Inter-Services Public Relations, according to Aaj News. The military's media wing added that four terrorists were also killed in the intelligence based operation conducted by security forces.
In a separate operation, one suspected militant was killed in a stand-off with security forces in Balochistan as combing operations under Operation Radd-ul- Fasaad continue across the country. Two others were taken into custody as intelligence agencies as well as Frontier Corps (FC) personnel conducted the operations in the Kech and Andoor districts of the province. One FC soldier was also injured in an exchange of fire with the suspected militants.