Four militants were killed during a search operation carried out by Security Forces (SFs) in Kulachi tehsil (revenue unit) of Dera Ismail Khan District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 16, reports Daily Times.According to a statement issued by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), the operation was launched on a tip-off about the presence of militants in the forests near Bacha Abad and its suburbs in the Kulachi tehsil. SFs came under attack from various locations as they combed the forests for the militants. However, the SF personnel remained safe. At least four militants were killed in the counterattack. Two of them were identified as Javed Malana and Abdur Rehman Ustrana. They were wanted in eight different acts of terrorism, including attacks on the SFs and a Police mobile in Parova area.