Terrorist killed in North Waziristan clash

Security forces on Monday killed one terrorist and injured two others during an exchange of fire in general area Spinwam in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistani troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and after intense fire exchange, one terrorist was sent to hell, while two others were injured.

“Weapons and ammunition were also recovered. The killed terrorist remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces as well as killing of innocent citizens,” the statement added.

The ISPR further said that the locals of the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate menace of terrorism from the area.

On May 31, at least two terrorists were killed in an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) launched by security forces in the same district 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.

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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.