ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist during an exchange of fire in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said on Tuesday.
The statement said that security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Ladha area of South Waziristan district on the reported presence of terrorists.
During intense exchange of fire, one terrorist was killed. The killed terrorist was an active member of the TTP, who remained involved in terrorist activities against security forces, according to the statement.
The army has conducted a series of military operations against terrorist groups in South Waziristan that borders war-torn Afghanistan.
Although the area has mostly been pacified, remnants of terrorist groups still manage to launch attacks on security forces sporadically.
