Security forces kill two terrorists in DI Khan

Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, says ISPR

The security forces on Friday killed two terrorists in the Kulachi area in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan district, the military said in a statement.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the terrorists were killed during a fire exchange with the security forces. "Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists," it added.

The ISPR further said that the killed terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against the security forces.

On Sunday, the security forces killed six terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Zamran range near Paroom area of Balochistan.

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The military’s media wing said law enforcers conducted an operation to apprehend the terrorists belonging to the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF). “Once the troops started clearance operation in the area, terrorists tried to escape from their hideout and opened fire on security forces,” it added.

The six terrorists belonging to BLF were killed in ensuing exchange of fire. The militants were involved in attacks on security forces posts and planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Proom and surrounding areas of Panjgur.

Earlier this month, two militants belonging to the Balochistan Republican Army (BRA) were killed during a targeted operation in Balochistan carried out by the security forces.

The army’s media wing confirmed that the operation was conducted to apprehend the terrorists. “Once the troops started the clearance operation in the area, terrorists tried to escape from their hideout and opened fire at security forces.”

Terrorists identified as Nadeem and Shahzad Alam were killed in the ensuing exchange of fire, according to the statement. These terrorists were involved in recent security incidents in Kharan and its surroundings besides planting IEDs on security forces convoys, the ISPR added.