On Tuesday, security forces killed two terrorists during an anti-terror operation in Datta Khel of North Waziristan tribal district, said the military’s media wing in a statement.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the two terrorists were killed during the intense exchange of fire between the two sides.

Weapon and ammunition were also recovered from the hideout while search operation is underway in the area to eliminate any other terrorists, the statement added.

Earlier on September 11, a terrorist was killed and six others were arrested in an operation carried out by the security forces in the North Waziristan area of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).