Islamabad, February 23 (QNA) - The Pakistani army announced Monday that four militants were killed during a security operation in the country's northwest.

In a statement released Monday, the army explained that security forces carried out the operation based on intelligence information in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, adding that the operation resulted in the killing of four militants.

The statement noted that weapons, ammunition, and explosives were seized from the militants, noting their involvement in a number of armed activities in the region.

Earlier Monday, the military also announced that five other militants were killed during a separate security operation carried out by its forces in the Kohlu district of Balochistan province in southwest Pakistan. (QNA)