In a statement, the military’s media wing said that one of the terrorists was named Akram. He was killed in an operation in KP’s Dera Ismail Khan that was conducted while acting on a tip-off.

The second operation was conducted in the Miran Shah area of the North Waziristan district.

The terrorist was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces, the ISPR said and added that a heavy amount of arms and an explosive device were recovered from the site of the incident.

The local population praised the timely and coordinated operation of the army, it added.

At least five terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Balochistan’s district on the reported presence of terrorists earlier this week.