Security forces on Sunday killed at least eight terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, the military said.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted in the Sararogha area of the district after receiving reports about the presence of terrorists.
It said that an intense fire exchange took place between Pakistani troops and militants during which eight terrorists were killed.
The killed terrorists remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces as well the innocent civilians. Arms, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from killed terrorists, it added.
The statement further said that a sanitisation operation is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area as the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country. __Tribune.com
