Pakistan, Oct. 9 -- Eleven military personnel, including a Lieutenant Colonel and a major, were martyred during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Orakzai district while 19 Indian-sponsored terrorists were killed, the military's media affairs wing said on Wednesday.

A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, security forces conducted an IBO in Orakzai district on the reported presence of terrorists belonging to Indian proxy terrorists.

"During the conduct of operation, 19 Indian-sponsored terrorists were killed due to effective engagement by own troops," the ISPR said. It added that during the exchange of fire, 39-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Junaid Tariq, who was leading his troops from th...