ISLAMABAD, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani security forces killed 11 terrorists in four separate operations over the past two days in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Thursday night.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement that security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district, killing five terrorists.

In the second operation, also conducted in Mir Ali, three more terrorists were eliminated by the troops, said the ISPR.

According to the military, another encounter took place in the Miran Shah area of North Waziristan, leading to the killing of two terrorists.

In the fourth operation, conducted by security forces in the Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan district, another terrorist was killed, the ISPR added.

Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the slain terrorists, who were actively involved in numerous terrorist activities, the military said.

The statement added that Pakistan's security forces remain determined to eradicate the menace of terrorism from the country. Enditem

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