India, Aug. 8 -- Pakistan security forces have killed 10 terrorists in two separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military's media wing said on Friday. The incidents occurred on Thursday in South Waziristan and Upper Dir districts against Fitna al Khawarij, a term the Government uses for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of Pakistan's military, a group of terrorists attempted to attack checkposts of security forces in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan.

The troops responded effectively to the attack, killing eight terrorists, it said. In the second incident in Dir district, security forces killed two more terrorists. Weapons and ammunitio...