The army troops effectively engaged terrorists' location and resultantly, “seven terrorists were killed while another six were critically injured,” read the statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The sanitisation of the area was being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area, the statement said.

Pakistan is witnessing a spike in terror attacks in regions like KP and Balochistan after outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government last year in November.

A report released in July by the think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies said the first half of the current year witnessed a steady and alarming rise in terror and suicide attacks, claiming the lives of 389 people across the country, reports Dawn News.