Afghanistan, April 17 -- Pakistan's security forces killed four militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, targeting insurgents linked to a banned group in Dera Ismail Khan.

Pakistani media have reported that security forces in the country have killed four militants and injured two others in an operation in the Kallachi district of Dera Ismail Khan, located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The operation targeted members of the banned militant group, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

According to the Dawn report on Thursday, April 17, the operation was carried out by Pakistan's Special Services Group (SSG) based on intelligence. The operation was aimed at TTP militants, who have been designated as a terrorist group by the Pakistani government. Du...