According to sources, helicopter gunships also bombed several militant hideouts in the Kharzai area. –File Photo

ORAKZAI AGENCY: Security forces killed six militants during an operation in the Orakzai Agency on Saturday, DawnNews reported.

According to sources, fighter jets and helicopter gunships also bombed several militant hideouts in the Kharzai area.

Separately, an electricity pylon was blown up by militants in the Shabqader area of Mohmand Agency due to which residents are suffering a total blackout.

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