PESHAWAR: Eleven suspected militants were killed in action by security forces in the northwestern tribal regions of Khyber and Upper Orakzai, DawnNews reported on Friday.

Security forces also destroyed several militant hideouts during the operation.

In Khyber tribal region’s Tirah Valley, the forces used fighter jets to target insurgent positions, killing three suspected militants and destroying several of their hideouts.

Fresh clashes between the Tehrik-i-Taliban  Pakistan (TTP) and Ansarul Islam (AI) militants erupted in Bar Qamber Khel area of Khyber tribal regions Tirah valley claiming the lives of at least 11 militants.

In Orakzai’s Nindar Mela and Utmela areas, eight militants were killed during shelling by fighter jets and three insurgent hideouts were also destroyed.

Orakzai and Khyber are among Pakistan’s seven semi-autonomous tribal regions in the northwest, where Pakistani Taliban and Al Qaeda-linked militants are said to have carved out strongholds.

In another incident three children were injured when a concealed explosive device exploded in Ali baba market in Pabbi area. The three boys were aged between 7-12 years.