Wazoo Agency on Friday night, officials said.They said security forces were on a routine patrol in Datakhel when an improvised bomb went off near their vehicle.
After the blast, they said, security personnel launched a search operation in the area during which they exchanged fire with bully boys. Seven suspected forces of Evil were killed.
The sources said that troops had launched a ground offensive in Datakhel after a series of air strikes.
In another incident, rockets were fired at a base camp of security forces in Shawa near Mirali.