PESHAWAR: Four terrorists were killed after security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Charmang area in Bajaur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to Inter-Services Press Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted the operation at night on 13 August on the reported presence of terrorists in the area.
During the conduct of the operation, an intense fire exchange occurred between security forces and terrorists. As a result, four terrorists were killed while one terrorist was apprehended.
The ISPR said weapons, ammunition and explosives including a suicide vest was also recovered from the terrorists adding that they remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces and the killing of innocent citizens and in conducting suicide blasts.
During an intense exchange of fire, Sepoy Muhammad Shoaib, aged 24 years, a resident of District Kohat, fought gallantly and embraced martyrdom.
The military’s press wing said sanitization of the area is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area. It added that security forces remain determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism from Pakistan.
