RAWALPINDI: At least seven terrorists were killed during fire exchange with security forces in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district during an intelligence-based operation (IBO), the military said in a statement on Wednesday.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted in Kiri Machan Khel area of Tank after the reported presence of terrorists.
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During the conduct of the operation, it said that intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists, as a result of which seven terrorists were killed.
ISPR said that hideouts of the terrorists were also busted during the operation.
Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities including recent target killings of police in Tank and surrounding areas, it added.
ISPR said that sanitisation operation is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area.
Locals of the area appreciated the operation and extended their full support to the security forces in elimination of menace of terrorism, it further said.
