Peshawar: At least 19 militants of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group were killed in a clash with the Pakistan military in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Orakzai district on Wednesday, October 8, bordering Afghanistan. Meanwhile, 11 Pakistani soldiers were also killed during the intelligence-based operation against terrorists belonging to "Fitna al-Khawarij".

As per a statement by the military's media wing, among the deceased soldiers were a Lieutenant Colonel and a Major. A sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorists in the area, the statement added.

Names of the deceased soldiers were - Lieutenant Colonel Junaid Arif, Major Tayyab Rahat, Naib Subedar Azam Gul,Havildar Adil Hussain,Naik Gul Ameer, Lance Naik Talish Faraz, Lance Naik Sher Khan, Lance Naik Ir

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