Security forces gun down 4 terrorists in North Waziristan

FILE - In this Sunday, July 10, 2011 file photo, a Pakistani army soldier takes a position during a military operation against militants in Pakistan's Khurram tribal region. Pakistani air force jets have bombed militant hideouts in the country's volatile northwest Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, after government efforts to negotiate a peace deal with the Pakistani Taliban broke down earlier this week. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair, File)

RAWALPINDI (HRNW) Four terrorists were killed in the North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during an intense exchange of fire with security forces, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

According to the military’s media wing, the incident took place between security forces and terrorists in the general area of Spinwam, in North Waziristan District.

Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, the statement added.

The ISPR said that the slain terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces.