Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army on Thursday embraced martyrdom in an exchange of fire with terrorists in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan, the Inter-Services Publication Relations (ISPR) said.

Five terrorists were also killed in the operation on the terrorist hideout in the Dattakhel area. The martyred soldiers were identified as Sepoy Muhammad Shamim and Sepoy Asad Khan.

Security forces also recovered a huge cache of arms during the operation. The dead bodies of the terrorists were shifted to hospital.

Earlier in December, two security forces officials were martyred in an intelligence-based operation conducted near Charkhel village of North Waziristan, a statement by the military's media wing had said.