Two Sikhs, abducted by Taliban, have been rescued by security forces in the restive Khyber tribal region in northwest Pakistan. 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. 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. 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/>