Three terrorists killed in K-P ops
ISPR said that the terrorists were spotted fleeing from Mohammad Khel village towards Vezda Sar in North Waziristan. PHOTO: FILE
Three terrorists, including an acquaintance of Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, a top leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), were killed in two separate operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), according to statements issued by the military’s media wing on Saturday.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Ghafoor alias Jaleel, a close acquaintance of TTP's Faqir Mohammad, was killed in an intelligence-based operation in Bajaur district.
“Terrorist Ghafoor alias Jaleel was close acquaintance of Maulvi Faqir Muhammad and was involved in many terrorist activities,” said the statement.
It added that one security personnel also sustained injuries during an exchange of fire with the terrorist.
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Separately, the ISPR said, two terrorists were killed in a clearance operation in Boya area of North Waziristan district.
"The terrorists were spotted fleeing from Mohammad Khel Village towards Vezda Sar and [were] killed during an exchange of fire," according to the ISPR.
The killings came a day after Faqir Mohammad escaped a suspected drone strike on a safe house in Afghanistan.