At least 11 terrorists killed in 2 KP operations: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: At least 11 terrorists were killed in two separate operations conducted by the security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said the InterServices Public Relations (ISPR).
Securityforcesconductedanintelligence-based operation (IBO) in Dera Ismail Khan District on the reported presence of terrorists, ISPR said.
“During the operation, ater an intense fire exchange, 10 terrorists were successfully neutralised and sent to hell,” it added.
In another encounter, security forces engaged terrorists’ location in North Waziristan district of KP and killed one more terrorist.
The ISPR said that arms and ammunition were also recovered during the operation.
The terrorists were actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area against security forces as well as the innocent civilians.
“Locals of the area appreciated the operations by the security forces, who remain determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country,” the ISPR said.
Days earlier, security forces gunned down seven terrorists trying to infiltrate Pakistan-afghanistan border with nefarious intentions, the ISPR said.
In a statement, the military’s media wing said that on April 16, 2024, the movement of a group of seven terrorists, trying to infiltrate the Pakistanafghanistan border, was detected by security forces in the area of Spinkai, Ghulam Khan of North Waziristan district.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir asserted that the Pakistan armed forces and law enforcement agencies (LEAS) were fully determined to “permanently eliminate menace of terrorism from Pakistan.”
During the 264th Corps Commanders’ Conference,munirappreciatedtheeffortsofpakistanarmy and LEAS in successfully thwarting several terror atacks and neutralising key terrorist commanders during ongoing counterterrorism operations.
The forum was briefed on how banned groups operating from Afghanistan pose a threat to regional and global security, besides acting as proxies against Pakistan and its economic interests, especiallychina-pakistaneconomiccorridor(cpec).
Recently, in a significant breakthrough in the investigation into the recent atack on foreigners in Karachi, startling revelations have emerged shedding light on the identity of the slain terrorist responsible for the heinous act.
The terrorist, identified as Sohail, was revealed to be a dismissed officer of the Balochistan Levies, who had joined the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) in 2014.
Sources close to the investigation disclosed that Sohail was not only an active member but also served as a prominent target killer within the BLF ranks.