KALAYA, May 29: Twelve militants were killed and eight others received injuries when jetfighters pounded their hideouts in various areas of Orakzai tribal agency on Tuesday.

Sources said that jetfighters targeted militant positions in Jandarkhel and Sama Bazaar areas of Mamozai early in the morning. Four hideouts of militants were destroyed in the bombardment, they said.

Sources said that 12 militants were killed and eight others sustained injuries in those areas.

The residents of the areas have vacated their houses and migrated to safer places owing to heavy shelling and bombing by jetfighters. Security forces also conducted search operation in Krolchai, Akhunkot and Barlas areas and recovered huge quantity of weapons, dumped at secret places.