Pakistan shootout leaves 3 soldiers, 10 militants dead
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pakistan's military says security forces have raided a militant hideout in central Pakistan, triggering an intense shootout in which three soldiers and 10 militants were killed.
In a statement, it said two soldiers were also wounded in Friday's raid in the Dera Ghazi Khan district.
Local militant commanders were among the 10 insurgents who were killed, the statement said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The paramilitary Rangers were still carrying out a search operation in the region to arrest more suspects, according to the military.
The shootout comes days after Pakistani police killed a key facilitator of a recent suicide attack in which 13 people were killed in the eastern city of Lahore.
Pakistan has carried out scores of operations against militants, killing thousands of them.