Four terrorists killed in North Waziristan operation

The Pakistan Army troops observed and subsequently engaged with terrorist movement on Wednesday, killing four terrorists in Datta Khel, North Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release.

According to the military’s media wing, the terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire; weapons and ammunition were also recovered.

The killed terrorists had been actively involved in activities against security forces, the ISPR stated.

The North Waziristan district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa remains riddled with clashes between security forces and terrorists.

Earlier, the ISPR had reported that security forces killed seven terrorists in an exchange of fire in North Waziristan.

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Security personnel had recovered weapons and ammunition from the killed terrorists in the Ghulam Khan KaIle area. The terrorists were said to have remained actively involved in several terror activities against the security forces.

Prior to that, a Pakistan Army soldier was martyred in clashes with terrorists in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan, the ISPR had stated.

According to the ISPR, a terrorist – identified as Zia Ullah – was also killed during the “intense” exchange of fire, and weapons and ammunition were recovered from the terrorist.

During the clash Naik Zahid Ahmed, a 32-year-old resident of Charsadda was martyred as he fought gallantly, added the media wing.