Security forces killed five terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij during an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) in the Bara area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Radio Pakistan reported on Tuesday, citing security sources.
According to sources, a large quantity of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the terrorists. The sources also added that the security forces’ extensive operation completely destroyed the hideouts of terrorists.
A day earlier, security forces killed six terrorists in two separate operations in K-P and Balochistan, state media reported, citing security sources.
Four terrorists belonging to the Indian-backed proxy group “Fitna al-Khawarij” were killed during an intelligence-based operation in K-P’s Dera Ismail Khan district, sources added.
In a separate operation in Balochistan’s Nokcha area, security forces killed two terrorists belonging to the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) during a chase after an empty water bowser was set on fire, according to security sources.
Pakistan has witnessed a surge in terrorist activity over the past three months, with a series of attacks across the country resulting in the martyrdom of security personnel and civilians.
Last week, 12 people were killed and 35 others injured when a blast struck a joint checkpoint near Aman Mela in the Darazinda area of Dera Ismail Khan, with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claiming responsibility for the attack. Source: Express Tribune.