At least two people, whom the Pakistani official termed terrorists, were killed during an exchange of fire with security forces in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan area.
The ISPR said that two terrorists were killed and another terrorist was injured. It further said that a large cache of arms and ammunition was recovered.
Noticing the presence of the CTD team, the terrorists opened fire and in an exchange of fire three of them were shot dead, while two policemen were also injured.
According to a report submitted to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), banned outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) might seek a merger with Al Qaeda to create an umbrella organisation that incorporates all militant groups operating in South Asia, reported Dawn.
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested ten terrorists while conducting 132 secret operations in various cities of Pakistan to keep a check on terrorist activities, said a spokesperson for CTD, according to The Express Tribune.
Three persons were injured in a fourth attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in less than 48 hours on Friday in the Mamond tehsil of the Bajaur district, according to the Dawn.
In terrorist attacks that occurred within a few hours at a government building in Bara and a police station close to Peshawar, Dawn reported that five police officers were killed and 12 others, including nine personnel and three civilians, were injured.
An Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) extended the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday, in three cases pertaining to violence outside the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) and the Islamabad High Court (IHC) until July 26, reported Dawn.
Three Pakistani soldiers were killed on Wednesday after a combat against heavily armed terrorists in Balochistan's Sui District, The News International reported citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).