ISLAMABAD, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Six personnel of Pakistan's Federal Constabulary were killed while fighting militants in the Hassan Khel area of the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said on Wednesday.

A demonstrator tries to take cover from tear gas canisters thrown by Palestinian security forces during a march demanding the lifting of the siege on Jenin camp, in Jenin, northern West Bank, on Dec. 16, 2024. (File photo: Xinhua)

Pakistan has witnessed a rise in militant attacks in its northwestern regions in recent months, prompting intensified counterterrorism operations by security forces.