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Four intelligence officials killed near Garrison town in Jhelum

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The incident took place in the hilly Pir Chunbbal area, 120 kilometres (70 miles) south of Islamabad.

"It was an intelligence-led search operation launched by police on Saturday," a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

"Four intelligence officials embraced martyrdom," he said without giving further details.

A senior Punjab province government official confirmed the operation and casualties.

Jhelum is one of the main garrison towns in Punjab and is also known as "city of soldiers".

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011