Two Pakistani soldiers killed against militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Islamabad: At least two Pakistani soldiers were killed in a military operation against suspected militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, ISPR said.

Captain Junaid and Sepoy Amjad were killed in Sawabi district, Dawn online cited an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement as saying. It did not which militant group the army targeted.

The Pakistan Army launched `Operation Raddul Fasaad` in February following a spate of terror attacks in the country which claimed more than 100 lives and left hundreds injured.

A large number of suspected terrorists have been arrested in hundreds of raids carried out by security forces.