TEHRAN, February 18 (MNA) – Thirty terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Tuesday.The security forces conducted the operation in the South Waziristan district of the province on the reported presence of terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said in a statement, Xinhua reported.

During the operation, the terrorists' location was effectively engaged by troops, the ISPR said, adding that 30 terrorists were killed.

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