PESHAWAR: Seven militants were killed in a clash with security forces in the northwestern tribal region of Orakzai, DawnNews reported.

Government sources told DawnNews the clash took place in Orakzai's Dabori area and wounded two security men.

The area is largely cut off to journalists and aid workers and it was not possible to confirm the death toll.

Security sources say the military operation in the tribal region has been able to recover 92 per cent of its area from militant control, however, pockets of resistance still exist in parts of Orakzai.

Schools blown up

Unknown assailants blew up two primary schools for girls in the Mohmand tribal region's Saafi Tehsil.

Some 99 schools have been destroyed by militants using explosives in different areas of Mohmand.

Mohmand and Orakzai are two of seven districts in Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal belt, where Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants are said to have carved out strongholds used to plot attacks on Pakistani, Afghan and western targets.