Security forces killed two wanted terrorists of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an operation in North Waziristan district's Boya area, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated in a press release on Tuesday.
According to the military's media wing, the operation took place between the night of May 16 and 17.
"The slain terrorists were identified as commander Rashid alias Jaber and Abdul Salam alias Chamto," the ISPR stated, adding that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists.
The ISPR added that the militants were involved in various terrorist activities in the area.
On May 15, at least six people were martyred, including three Pakistani Army soldiers and as many children, in a suicide blast in the vicinity of Miranshah, North Waziristan, the ISPR said.
"Lance Havaldar Zubair Qadir (resident of Pakpatan, age 33 years) Sepoy Uzair Asfar (resident of Haripur, age 21 years) Sepoy Qasim Maqsood (resident of Multan, age 22 years) and 3 innocent children Ahmed Hassan (age 11 years), Ahsan (age 8 years), and Anum (age 4 years) embraced shahadat [martyrdom]," read the statement.
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ISPR had added that intelligence agencies are conducting an investigation into the suicide bomber, his handlers and facilitators.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took to his official Twitter account to express his "heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families".
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