ISLAMABAD, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani security forces killed seven terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan district of the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, security sources said.
According to the security sources, the operation was conducted on the basis of intelligence information about the presence of terrorists in the area.
The sources said that several terrorist hideouts were also destroyed during the operation, while a cache of ammunition was recovered from the site.
North Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan, has witnessed security operations targeting militant groups in recent years.
Pakistan's security forces continue to conduct intelligence-based operations in different parts of the country to counter terror threats and maintain security, according to official sources. ■