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Only one government soldier was injured during the fighting, PakTribune reported.

PakTribune also reported a large amount of arms and ammunition were recovered during clearance operations at Matta and Nazarabad.

At least 1,500 militants have been killed since Pakistani security forces launched the military operation against Taliban militants late April, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.

Meanwhile the English-language Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported a local leader of the Pakistan People's Party, Ghulam Shabbir, was killed by gunmen in Dera Ismail Khan Wednesday.

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