Three more terrorists killed in North Waziristan operation

At least three more terrorists were killed in a follow-up sanitisation of the area by security force on Thursday, a day after six terrorists were killed in an intelligence based operation in North Waziristan’s Datta Khel area, the military said.

On Wednesday, at least six terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces during an intelligence based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan’s Datta Khel area, military's media wing, the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), said in a statement.

“The terrorists had remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces and civilians,” it added.

The ISPR said that the operation was followed by sanitisation of the area by security forces, during which three more terrorists were killed after intense exchange of fire. “Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists,” it added.

Locals of the area appreciated the security forces’ response and expressed their full support to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the area, the statement further read.

Last month, two soldiers were martyred during an exchange of fire with militants in the Spinwam area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (K-P) North Waziristan district.

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During the intense exchange of fire, 25-year-old sepoy lmran Ullah, resident of District Bajaur District, and sepoy Afzal Khan who was 21 years of age and a resident of Upper Dir District, fought gallantly and embraced martyrdom, the ISPR said.

At least two terrorists were also killed while two others were apprehended by army troops. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the terrorists, it added.

Pakistan's security forces have conducted numerous operations against terrorism across the country, not only arresting terrorists and their facilitators but also foiling several attacks during the last three months.

Security forces have killed more than 150 terrorists during the last three months as operations to eliminate terrorism from the country continue. At least 1,007 terrorists were arrested during 6,921 operations by security forces across the country in the last three months.

A total of 1,960 operations were conducted in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, out of which 1,516 were area-domination operations, 301 were intelligence-based operations, and 143 were area-sanitisation operations.

As a result of the operations conducted by security forces, 98 terrorists were killed and 540 were arrested in K-P.