Two Sikhs, abducted by Taliban, have been rescued by security forces in the restive Khyber tribal region in northwest Pakistan. <br/><br/>A military spokesman said today that the operation was conducted in a remote area along the boundary between Khyber and Aurakzai tribal regions on the basis of a tip-off from intelligence sources. <br/><br/>The spokesman said that both the two abducted Sikhs – Surjeet Singh and Gurvinder Singh – are safe and many militants were also killed during the operation. Further details about the action would be provided soon.<br/><br/>Surjeet Singh and Gurvinder Singh were kidnapped along with another Sikh named Jaspal Singh over a month ago in the Khyber Agency. <br/><br/>The beheaded body of Jaspal Singh was found on the 21st of last month. The body of another Sikh, Mahal Singh, was found on the same day in Aurakzai Agency.<br/>