Nine terrorists were eliminated in two separate operations by Pakistani security forces in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Xinhua reported, citing a military statement.

The operations were carried out in Mohmand and Dera Ismail Khan districts on Friday and Saturday based on intelligence, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military's media wing, said in a statement.

In the first operation in Mohman, two soldiers and seven militants were eliminated when security forces raided a militant hideout.

In the other operation, two militants were eliminated during an armed clash with security forces, the statement said.

Pakistani security forces have stepped up counter-terrorism operations in recent months after a surge in militant attacks in the northwestern and southwestern regions of the country.