ISLAMABAD, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- A soldier and seven militants were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, the military said.
The operation was conducted in Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan district on the report of militants presence, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement. One soldier was killed during the firefight.
Weapons and ammunition were recovered from the killed militants, the statement added.
A search operation was underway, the ISPR said. ■
