Security forces have killed 11 terrorists in two operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Monday.
KPK: Security forces kill 11 terrorists in KP operations. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the operations were conducted on April 21-22 in Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan.
An intelligence-based operation was conducted in DI Khan on reported presence of terrorists. During conduct of the operation, after an intense fire exchange, 10 terrorists were successfully neutralised.
In another encounter in North Waziristan, security forces effectively engaged the terrorists as a result of which one terrorist was killed.
These terrorists remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area against security forces as well as the innocent civilians. Arms and ammunition were also recovered from them, ISPR said.
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Locals appreciated the operations by the security forces who remain determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the fourth largest province of Pakistan by land area and the third-largest province by population. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan to the south, Punjab to the south-east, the territory of Gilgit-Baltistan to the north and north-east, Islamabad Capital Territory to the east and Azad Kashmir to the north-east. It shares an international border with Afghanistan to the west. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a varied landscape ranging from rugged mountain ranges, valleys, plains surrounded by hills, undulating submontane areas and dense agricultural farms.
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