RAWALPINDI: Security Forces killed four Kharji terrorists of Fitna Al Khawarij during a joint intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday, the military’s media wing said.
According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release, the operation was conducted on the reported presence of terrorists. During the conduct of the operation, after an intense fire exchange, four Kharji terrorists were killed, it added.
Furthermore, it said, weapons and ammunition were also recovered from killed Kharji terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against Security Forces as well as abduction and target killing of innocent civilians.
A sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Kharji terrorists found in the area, said the ISPR press release.
PM Shehbaz lauds security forces
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appreciated the officers and soldiers of the Pakistan Army for carrying out a successful operation against terrorists in the Tank district.
In a statement, PM Shehbaz said that the brave soldiers of the Pakistan Army showed exemplary valor to eliminate four terrorists in the operation.
“The war against terrorism will continue till the elimination of terrorism in toto from the country. The whole nation stands by the Pakistan Army in the war against terrorism,” he remarked.