Pakistani security forces on Tuesday pounded terrorist hideouts in the restive Orakzai tribal region and clashed with Taliban fighters in the
northwestern Swat district, killing at least 12 terrorists.
In Orakzai tribal agency, the security forces targeted militant positions near the Afghan border and killed six terrorists, official sources said.
They said another six militants were killed in a clash between troops and Taliban fighters in Swat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.