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Two militants, soldier killed in N.waziristan shootout: Army

PESHAWAR: A shootout between government forces and Taliban fighters overnight in a northwestern territory let two militants and a soldier dead, the military said early on Sunday.

A military statement said security forces conducted an operation in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan, a tribal region that has served as a sanctuary for local and foreign militants.

North Waziristan and six other tribal regions were merged into northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in recent years following military offensives against militants in the area.

The military, which acted on intelligence to identify the militants’ location, said the fighters were involved in activities against security forces and belonged to the banned Pakistani Taliban group.

They opened fire on security forces, triggering an intense exchange of fire during which the two militants and a soldier were killed.

In a separate incident, at least four female teachers sustained injuries ater unidentified assailants opened fire on a school van in Mastung area of Balochistan province.

According to sources, unidentified armed men opened fire on a school van for female teachers in the Parangabad area of Mastung, inflicting bullet wounds to four teachers.

The women were shited to a nearby hospital for treatment. The sources said that personnel of the Levies force cordoned off the area and began a search for the suspects.

In recent action by the LEAS, five suspected terrorists said to be associated with the outlawed BLA were killed in a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD ) raid in Mastung.

When the police reached a house in Mastung, the terrorists hiding there opened fire at the personnel, the officials who were part of the operation said on condition of anonymity. Five of the terror suspects were killed when the police returned fire while others managed to flee.

About 10 kilogrammes of explosives, detonators, and three Kalashnikovs were seized from their possession. The raid was conducted following information provided by an arrested suspect, the CTD officials said, adding the terrorists were planning an atack in Queta.

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