The army’s media affairs branch said that security forces on Friday killed a terrorist during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the general area of ​​Mir Ali in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, “During the conduct of the operation, there was an exchange of intense fire between the security forces and the terrorists. As a result, one terrorist was killed.”
Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the slain terrorist. “The killed terrorist was actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces and killing of innocent civilians.”
The development comes days after eight terrorists were gunned down by security forces in a search operation in Balochistan’s Kech district.
According to the ISPR, on the evening of February 22, terrorists tried to ambush a convoy of security forces in Kech district of Balochistan.
It said that the alert and battle-ready troops not only foiled the cowardly attack without loss of life, but they also immediately launched a follow-up operation to hunt down the fleeing terrorists using ground and aviation assets.
“As a result, on the morning of 23 February, a suspected hideout of terrorists was identified in Majaband range, where a sanitisation operation was launched. In the ensuing and heavy gunfight, eight terrorists were killed, while a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered were also involved. The explosive was recovered,” it added.