Five terrorists were killed and two others were injured in an IBO in the Lakki Marwat district of K-P, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release on Wednesday.
The press release said that the IBO was conducted on the reported presence of terrorists. "During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged khwarij location and resultantly, five khwarij were sent to hell, while two Khwarij also got injured," it added.
"Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Kharji found in the area, as security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country," the media wing of the military said.
President Asif Ali Zardari and PM Shehbaz Sharif, in their separate statements, paid tribute to the security forces for their successful operation and reiterated their resolve to eradicate the menace of terrorism from the country.
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