ISLAMABAD, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani security forces apprehended two militants while four soldiers and one civilian were killed and 16 soldiers got injured in northern Pakistan and tribal areas during last 24 hours, the army said in a press release on Friday.
Two persons were killed in a suicide explosion in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir early Friday morning, while three were injured.
The security forces continue search and sweep operation in Swat valley in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), while two people were apprehended and three Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) were neutralized.
A military convoy was targeted by an IED followed by fire at Miranshan in North Waziristan tribal agency, resultantly three people were killed and 11 soldiers were injured.
Restoration of services and relief activities are carried out by security forces and army engineers in NWFP, the army statement said.
Nearly 1,500 militants have been killed since security forces launched the military operation against Taliban militants late April after militants in early April entered the Buner district from the neighboring Swat district and refused to vacate the area despite their pledge to do so.
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