PESHAWAR: Twelve suspected militants were killed as security forces pounded militant hideouts in central Kurram Agency on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.

In the ongoing operation in the region, armed forces attacked three suspected militant hideouts, killing 12 while wounding nine others.

During the past 24 hours, security forces have bombed multiple locations in the Orakzai and Kurram region. The death toll is reported to have reached 48, while more than 12 suspected safehouses were destroyed in the operation.