Five terrorists killed in K-P IBOs

Five Khawarij terrorists affiliated with Indian proxy outfit Fitna al Khawarij were killed in two separate engagements in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa during intelligence-based operations (IBOs), the military's media wing said on Monday.

According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the first operation was carried out by security forces in Peshawar District following reports of the presence of Indian-sponsored Khawarij.

"During the conduct of operation, own troops skilfully surrounded and effectively engaged the Indian sponsored khwarij location, and after an intense fire exchange, four Indian sponsored khwarij, including Kharji Haris and Kharji Baseer, were sent to hell," the press release said.

In a separate IBO in North Waziristan District, one more Kharji was neutralised in an ensuing fire exchange.

Security forces also recovered weapons, ammunition and explosives from the Indian-sponsored Khawarij killed in the operations. The terrorists were reportedly actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area.

The ISPR added that sanitisation operations are underway to ensure no remaining Indian-sponsored Khawarij are present in the vicinity. The military reiterated its resolve to eliminate the menace of Indian-sponsored terrorism from the country.

Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to the security forces for their success in neutralising five terrorists of Fitna al Khawarij in the two operations in K-P.

They reaffirmed the government's commitment to completely eradicate the terrorist network.

"Operations against Fitna al Khawarij will continue till complete elimination of terrorism from the country," President Zardari said.

PM Shehbaz said that the anti-human terrorists will have to pay a heavy price for endangering the lives and property of innocent people.