ISLAMBAD: At least 13 terrorists in a series of intelligence-based operations were killed by security forces killed on March 6-7 across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing said on Sunday.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR, the operations were part of a “relentless counter terrorism campaign”.
It said that during an intelligence-based operation in Bajaur district, troops effectively engaged a terrorist location and, after an intense exchange of fire, five terrorists were killed.
In two other encounters in Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan districts, three terrorists belonging to “Indian Proxy Fitna Al Khwarij” were successfully neutralised, the statement said.
Simultaneously, troops killed five more terrorists in two separate engagements in Khyber and South Waziristan districts.
Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who the military said had been actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area.
The ISPR said the operations were being carried out as Pakistan continues to counter emerging challenges along its border with Afghanistan.
“The Security Forces of Pakistan remain resolute and unwavering in their commitment to defend the nation’s frontiers,” the statement added.
It noted that sanitisation operations were underway to eliminate any other “Indian sponsored Kharji” found in the area.
“Relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under vision ‘Azm e Istehkam’ (as approved by Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan)” by security forces and law enforcement agencies would continue at full pace “to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country”. ISPR added.
President Asif Ali Zardari praised security forces after 13 terrorists were killed during various operations in K-P.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to the security forces for killing 13 terrorists in different areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
The prime minister said in a statement that the security forces were achieving major successes against terrorists as part of a systematic campaign against militancy. He stated that the entire nation stood firmly with the armed forces in the fight against terrorism.
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