RAWALPINDI: Two terrorists, including a high-value target (HVT), were killed in an intelligence-based operation by Pakistan’s security forces in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing said on Thursday.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “On 1 February 2024, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan District on the reported presence of terrorists”.
The statement added, “During the conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists as a result of which HVT Terrorist ring leader Ashraf Sheikh and Terrorist Burhan Ullah were sent to hell.”
The ISPR maintained that weapons, ammunition, and explosives were recovered from the killed terrorists who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities, including target killing of innocent civilians.
The ISPR further said, “Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area”.
Locals of the area lauded the operation and expressed their complete support to eliminate the menace of terrorism.
