RAWALPINDI
The security forces killed two terrorists, including a commander, during an overnight intelligence-based operation (IBO) on a terrorist hideout in North Waziristan district, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday said.
The ISPR said that Havaldar Shehzad Raza embraced martyrdom during the exchange of fire with the terrorists. The military’s media wing said that terrorist commander Rehmat alias Khalid was an improvised explosive device (IED) expert and remained involved in different terrorist activities against security forces, extortion, kidnapping for ransom and target killing since 2009 in Malik Khel area.
“During the search operation, security forces recovered a huge cache of weapons,” the statement added.
Earlier on Wednesday last, the security forces killed three terrorists during an overnight intelligence-based operation (IBO) in tribal district North Waziristan district, said ISPR.
According to a statement, the terrorists were members of Aleem Khan Khushali Group. “These terrorists were involved in target killing, kidnapping for ransom, extortion, fire raid on security forces and improvised explosive device (IED) explosions,” the military’s media wing added. Sanitisation of the area was carried out, said the statement.
Earlier on February 4, security forces killed four terrorists during an operation in North Waziristan. The military’s media wing said that the operation was conducted after the security forces observed the presence of the terrorists in a compound in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali area.
The ISPR said that 42-year-old resident of Chitral Naib Subedar Aminullah and a 24-year-old resident of Landi Kotal Sepoy Sher Zamin embraced martyrdom while four other soldiers sustained injuries during the operation.
