Security forces gunned down eight Khwarij terrorists and injured five others during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday.
According to the security sources, the operation was carried out in Wandah Sheikhuallh area of Lakki Marwat after receiving intelligence that Indian sponsored Khwarij terrorists were active there.
The security sources further said that the Khwarij terrorists could not find enough time escape after the security forces hit them with precision skills.
Later, the security forces carried out a search operation to trace possible presence of more terrorists in the area.
The security sources said the operations against terrorists will continue under National Action Plan (NAP) until the last Khwarij is eliminated and law and order is completely restored.
On Wednesday last, six people were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on a vehicle at Mir Ali tehsil in the tribal district North Waziristan.
District Police Officer (DPO) Waqar Ahmed Khan confirmed the incident, stating that all six occupants of the vehicle were burned to death. The bodies were completely charred and could not be identified immediately. Samples have been sent for forensic analysis to ascertain their identities.
