RAWALPINDI: Six terrorists were killed and eight others sustained injuries as Pakistan’s security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation on the reported presence of terrorists in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province here on Saturday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated in a statement.
According to ISPR, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation on the reported presence of terrorists in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan. During the conduct of the operation, an intense fire exchange took place between security forces and terrorists. During the fire exchange six terrorists were sent to hell, while eight terrorists got injured, ISPR said.
However, during the intense exchange of fire, Sepoy Abdul Hakeem (age 33 years, resident of district Naseerabad), having fought gallantly, embraced martyrdom, ISPR added.
Ammunition and weapons were also recovered from killed terrorists. The killed remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces and target killing of innocent civilians, ISPR maintained.
Sanitization of the area is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area. Locals of the area lauded the security forces’ the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country.
