Security official, 5 militants killed in attack on check post in North Waziristan

Police carry out search operation in the area to arrest miscreants

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: At least five suspected militants were killed on Saturday when militants attacked a security check post in North Waziristan, Express News reported.

A security official was also killed as a result of the attack carried out in Dhatta Khel area.

Soon after the attack, the security forces conducted a search operation in the area to arrest the miscreants.

On April 10, at least 23 militants were killed in airstrikes carried out by security forces in Khyber Agency’s strategic Tirah Valley.

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The deceased were associated with the banned Lashkar-e-Islam headed by the notorious Mangal Bagh and Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP).

Earlier, these proscribed outfits along with the TTP’s Jamaatul Ahrar had declared an alliance against the government.