According to sources, police and paramilitary soldiers raided suspected hideouts in Peshawar during which five militants including a local commander were killed.
"Five terrorists were killed in a raid on their hideout in Gujjar Gadi neighbourhood of Matni, around 16 miles south of Peshawar," a senior security official told.
The killed terrorists included Mustafa alias Mannan, brother of a terrorist named Umar who was involved in an attack on Army Public School in Peshawar. He was a key commander in Darra Adam Khel.
One of the culprits was identified as Hidayat aka Salim while the identity of the remaining militants could not be ascertained yet.
The incident was confirmed by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The army has been waging a major offensive against longstanding Taliban and other militant strongholds in the restive tribal areas on the Afghan border for the last six months.
But a series of fresh strikes after Tuesday´s Peshawar attack, which left 141 people dead -- most of them children, suggest the military is stepping up its campaign.
As the Peshawar tragedy unfolded, Army Chief General Raheel Sharif said the attack had renewed the forces´ determination to push for the militants´ "final elimination".
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