At least 30 militants were killed and five of their hideouts were destroyed in retaliatory action by security forces in the Kago Qamar area of Upper Orakzai Agency on Wednesday. Around 18 security forces personnel, including a major, had been injured in an earlier skirmish when militants ambushed their convoy in the early hours of Wednesday. The injured personnel were airlifted to hospitals in Peshawar and Kohat.
Officials said a contingent of security forces was advancing through Kago Qamar when it was by militants. The attack was severe and the militants used sophisticated weapons. Soon after the attack, security forces assisted by helicopter gunships and artillery embarked on a retaliatory mission against the militants.
