Pakistani security forces killed 27 militants during an intelligence-based operation in Mastung district of the country's southwest Balochistan province, security sources said on Sunday.
The operation was conducted in two phases in Karam Valley, with 15 militants killed in the first phase and another 12 in the second, the sources said.
A local militant commander was also killed along with his associates during the operation, according to the sources.
Security forces recovered a large quantity of weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices from the militants' hideouts.