Nine terrorists from the prohibited group Tehreek-I-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been killed in a joint operation in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s superior district, police said on Tuesday.
A statement issued by the police officer of the district of the UPPER DIR (DPO) Muhammad Bilal said that the Police and the Terrorism Department (CTD) carried out a specific operation against the TTP in the district.
“Nine terrorists were killed in the operation that has been happening for three days, and the bodies of five were recovered,” he said, added that 10 police personnel were injured by terrorists and two locals were also killed.
The statement said the operation was carried out in adjacent areas within the limits of the Dir City Police station based on credible information that indicates the presence of elements of prohibited terrorist organizations.
“The direct police are always ready to eliminate terrorism and protect the lives and property of people, and is determined to make all kinds of sacrifice. This operation will continue to the complete elimination of Fitna-al-Khawarij“The Dpo said.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the police and the CTD for operations, adding that he and the whole nation were proud of them.
Five security personnel and three civilians, including a two -year -old boy, hugged martyrdom, while several police officers suffered injuries as clashes between security forces and militants continued during the weekend and a day ago in several parts of KP. At least seven terrorists were also killed, officials and sources said.
In the districts of DIR and Low Dir, officials and sources had said that five alleged militants died and seven police officers wounded on Sunday night during the fierce clashes between security forces and the TTP. They said that the exchange of fire in the Upper Dir double area continued for several hours. Two civilians of Hatnar Dara, trapped in the crossfire, lost their lives.
A senior CTD official had said Dawn.com that the bodies of the five terrorists were in police custody. They could have links through the border in Afghanistan, he said.
In the Lower Dir lajbook area, strong shots broke out between the police and the militants. Although no victims of this clash were reported, the tension seized the area when the attackers set fire to police vehicles, including two trucks and a car, the premises said. Sharing the images on social networks, the prohibited TTP said they had “confiscated the vehicles and destroyed them.”
In July last year, the government appointed TTP as Fitna-al-Khawarijwhile ordering all institutions that use the term Khariji (marginalized) When referring to the perpetrators of terrorist attacks against Pakistan.
Pakistan has witnessed an increase in terrorist activities in recent years, especially in KP and Baluchistan, after the TTP ended its fire with the government in November 2022.
The recent terrorist attacks have predominantly attacked the police, to the personnel of the law enforcement agencies and the security forces. In response, the State has also intensified its anti -terrorist operations.
An earlier version of this story erroneously mentioned the upper part of the dir as Lower. The error has been rectified and laments.
