The security forces killed two terrorists, including a “target of high value”, during an intelligence -based operation (IBO) in the Timergara area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dir Dir, said the wing of military media on Friday.
Pakistan has witnessed an increase in terrorist activities during the past year, especially in KP and Baluchistan, after the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outlaw (TTP) ended its high fire with the government in November 2022.
According to public relations between services (ISPR), the security personnel carried out the IBO on the night of April 10 to 11 about the reported presence of Khwarij.
Fitna al Khawarij It is a term that the State uses to refer to prohibited TTP.
The statement said: “During operation, [our] own troops surrounded and effectively committed to Khwarij location, and after an intense fire exchange, two Khwarij including a high value target kharji hafeezullah [alias] Kochwan was sent to hell. “
He added that Kharji Hafeezullah was “involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces, as well as innocent civilians.”
He was very sought by the agencies of application of the law (LEA) and the government had set money at the head of RS10 million, said the ISPR.
The statement was also said that a “disinfection operation” was being carried out to eliminate any other terrorist in the area, adding: “”[The] Pakistan security forces are determined to eliminate the threat of terrorism in the country. “
On Monday, security forces killed nine terrorists, including the ring leader, during an IBO in the Takwara area of the Ismail Khan district of KP.
One day before that, the security forces killed eight terrorists and wounded another four while frustrating an attempt to infiltrate Pakistan-Fanganistan in the Waziristan district of northern KP.
Last month, the government had ruled out a new military operation in the midst of an increase in terrorist attacks, especially in KP and Baluchistan.
Militant violence and security operations intensified in the country in March, with the number of militant attacks that exceed 100 for the first time since November 2014, according to data published by the Institute of Conflict Studies and Security of Pakistan (PICSS).
In KP, at least 206 people were killed, including 49 security personnel, 34 civilians and 123 militants, while 115 were injured, with 63 security personnel and 49 civilians among them, according to the PICSS report.
