Pakistan, July 22 -- At least eight paramilitary troops were martyred and seven militants killed in separate clashes in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and southwestern Balochistan provinces, officials said on Monday.

A high-value Daesh militant, who was under custody for the kidnapping and murder of a young boy, was killed during a police "encounter" with his accomplices, who attempted to free him while he was being taken for the identification of a Daesh hideout in Balochistan's Mastung district, according to a CTD statement.

The suspect's accomplices present inside opened heavy fire on the CTD team, resulting in a fierce exchange that resulted in the killing of the suspect, Hasham, by "his group's fire," while two ...