The security forces during the last 24 hours have killed 16 more miscreants as part of the Operation Rah-e-Rast that is making headway as planned. According to an ISPR update issued on Tuesday, an officer and three soldiers were martyred and 16 others including an officer were injured in clashes with the miscreants in different parts of Malakand Division. In Peochar, the security forces are consolidating their positions in the valley by conducting search and destroy operations. During clashes one soldier got injured while 2 miscreants were killed. As far as the situation in Matta is concerned, the security forces have surrounded and are conducting cordon and search operations inside the town where exchange of fire took place between security forces and miscreant-terrorists. Resultantly, one officer (Maj Abid) and one soldier embraced shahadat while seven soldiers were injured near Nazarabad, north of Matta.