Two soldiers and 16 terrorists were killed during intelligence-based operations in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said Saturday.

Axar.az reports, citing Xinhua, that according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted operations in multiple areas of the North Waziristan district of the province following intelligence reports about militant positions.

The statement said that 12 militants were killed in an exchange of fire in the Ali Khel area of the district, while two militants were killed in the Mir Ali and Datta Khel areas respectively. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the militants.

However, two soldiers also lost their lives during the operations, according to the ISPR.

The military said the militants were involved in terrorist activities, including attacks against civilians.