Two terrorists killed, cop martyred in K-P

Military media wing says terrorists remained actively involved in numerous terror activities including target killing

RAWALPINDI/ PESHWAR:

Security forces killed two terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the North Waziristan district, while a police officer was martyred in an armed attack on a police check post in the Buner district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the military, the forces conducted the IBO in North Waziristan, in which exchange of fire between the forces and the terrorists occurred that resulted in the killing of two terrorists.

The ISPR said that the leader of the dead terrorists, Ayubullah alias Mansoor, was among the dead. It added that the dead terrorists were involved in target killing, extortion and kidnapping of civilians in the area. Arms and ammunition were also recovered from their possession.

According to the ISPR, a sanitization operation was being conducted to eliminate the possibility of other terrorists present in the area. “Pakistan’s security forces are determined to eliminate the scourge of terrorism from the country,” it added.

Meanwhile, unidentified motorists opened fire on the Ambela police check post in the Buner district, in which one police officer was martyred while another sustained serious injuries. Police said that the injured had been taken to Dagar Hospital.