Dera Ismail KhanSecurity sources told state radio forces killed 8 militants.
State radio’s account has no independent confirmation of who the 8 dead were.
Pakistan calls them Fitna al Khawarij, its own term for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, and says 3 were commanders.
The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies counted 54 attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in August, up from 36.
State media reported 5 more killed in South Waziristan on Saturday and 7 in North Waziristan Friday.
How each outlet framed it
- Dawn
- situates operation within June 2024's Azm-i-Istehkam terrorism-eradication campaign, highlights foreign-currency seizure and government commendation
Sources: Dawn