Security forces killed a terrorist during an exchange of fire in the Shewa area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) North Waziristan district on the night between February 8 and February 9, the military’s media affairs wing said on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the killed terrorist was identified as Irfan alias Abu Darda and weapons and ammunition were found in his possession.
Irfan was involved in terrorist activities against security forces, target killings and kidnappings for ransom, the ISPR said, adding that local residents of the area “appreciated the operation and expressed their full support for eliminating the menace of terrorism from the area”.
