KALAYA, Dec 2: Eight militants were killed and a security man was injured in a clash in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency on Friday, officials said.

The sources said that security forces were carrying out a search operation in Tasakhel area of Dabori, about 68km north of Ghiljo, when militants attacked them, injuring Sepoy Abbas.

The security forces in a retaliatory action shelled suspected locations. At least eight militants were killed in the fighting.

The security forces continued the search operation in Zakhtun and adjacent areas and seized huge a quantity of rocket shells and landmines.