Forces neutralise five terrorists in K-P IBOs
Security forces killed five terrorists in two separate operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday.
In Tank district, an intelligence-based operation was conducted on the reported presence of khwarij. "During conduct of the operation, own troops effectively engaged khwarij location and after intense exchange of fire, four khwarij, belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna-al-Khwarij were sent to hell," said the military media wing.
Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
In another IBO conducted in Dera Ismail Khan district, a terrorist was killed during a firefight with security forces. The ISPR said the IBOs were conducted on May 7-8.
"Weapons and ammunition have also been recovered from killed Indian sponsored khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area."
A sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other khawarij found in the area, the ISPR statement added.
The country's "relentless" counter terrorism campaign under vision 'Azm-i-Istekham' "will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country," said the ISPR, adding that the sacrifice of innocent civilians further strengthened resolve.
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif commended security forces for their successful operations against terrorists.
In a statement issued by Aiwan-e-Sadr, President Zardari paid tribute to the professionalism of the security forces for eliminating five terrorists reportedly backed by India during the operations. He lauded the forces' capabilities and reaffirmed that such actions reflect the country's firm resolve to counter terrorism.
PM Shehbaz Sharif also praised the security forces for neutralizing five militants in the same operations. He said that under the vision of Azm-e-Istehkam, security forces were achieving significant successes in the fight against terrorism.