PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s security forces on Wednesday killed six terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan on the reported presence of terrorists.
During the raid, an intense fire exchange took place between security forces and the terrorists. As a result of security forces effective engagement, six terrorists were killed. However, during an intense fire exchange, one soldier of the Pakistan Army also sustained injuries, ISPR stated.
Weapons, ammunition, and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in several terrorist activities, including target killing as well as extortion and abduction of innocent civilians, ISPR added.
A sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area. Locals in the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support in eliminating the menace of terrorism.
