Two terrorists killed in Waziristan

Security forces killed two terrorists during an exchange of fire in general area Dossali, North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement on Friday.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the exchange of fire took place on Thursday. “Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and sealed all possible escape routes. During the ensuing fire exchange, two terrorists were sent to hell,” the statement added.

It said that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists who remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces and the killing of innocent citizens.

If further said that sanitisation of the area is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area. Locals of the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the area, the statement added.

On May 31, at least two terrorists were killed in an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) launched by security forces in the same area on reported presence of militants.

During conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange occurred between security forces and terrorists, resulting in killing of two terrorists, ISPR said in a statement.
In recent years, the army has launched several successful operations against terrorist groups operating in different parts of the country, including North Waziristan.

These operations have been crucial in dismantling the terrorist infrastructure and eliminating the threat posed by these groups to the civilian population and security forces alike.

During his maiden press conference, on April 25, as director general of the ISPR, Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry had revealed that a total of 8,269 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) had been conducted since January as a result of which 1,535 terrorists had been killed or apprehended.

Of these, 4,040 IBOs were conducted in Balochistan, another 3,591 in K-P, 119 in Punjab and 519 operations were conducted in Sindh. On average, over 70 IBOs were being conducted daily by the army, police and LEAs since January, he continued.