Pakistan: 3 Militants Including Prominent Leader Killed in Clashes with Security Forces

Pakistani army announced on Wednesday that it had killed three militants, including a prominent commander, during clashes with security forces in Peshawar, northwest of the country. The army confirmed in its statement that the confrontation also resulted in the killing of four security men. An army statement said that during the intense exchange of fire between the security forces and the militants, three of them were killed, including a prominent commander who was wanted by the security services for his involvement in armed activities and the killing of policemen, and the government had previously announced a financial reward for his arrest. The statement added that four security personnel, two army personnel and two police officers, were also killed during the clashes. Three Pakistani soldiers were killed earlier today during an exchange of fire with militants in northwestern Pakistan. An army statement stated that an exchange of fire took place between Pakistani army forces and militants in the South W aziristan region, resulting in the killing of three Pakistani soldiers. For several years, the Pakistani army has been waging an open war with armed groups in various areas of the country. Source: Qatar News Agency