Five terrorists killed in Waziristan intel-based ops

Weapons, ammunition, and a large quantity of equipment also recovered from killed terrorists, says ISPR

At least five terrorists have been killed as security forces carried out intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in North and South Waziristan districts, the military said in a statement on Friday.

"Weapons, ammunition and a large quantity of equipment were also recovered from the killed terrorists," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

The ISPR further said that the army was determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism from every inch of our territory with an unflinching resolve.

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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.