Pakistan security forces kill 35 militants in raids on Pakistani Taliban

The incidents, in which 12 soldiers also died, highlight the difficulties of containing the resurgence of terrorist groups

Fierce clashes broke out in Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan when Pakistani security forces raided two hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban, killing 12 soldiers and 35 militants, the military said on Saturday.

Twenty-two militants were killed in the first raid in Bajaur, a district in north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: 13 more were killed in a separate operation in South Waziristan district.