Two suspected terrorists killed Monday in Wah were members of the militant Islamic State (IS), a police official said on Tuesday.

"The terrorists belonged to IS and had planned to attack sensitive installations and government targets in the area," Saddar SHO Wah Yasir Rabbani said.

Rabbani recalled that the terrorists were killed a day ago in an exchange of fire with Pakistan Rangers personnel.

Law-enforcement authorities had also registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the deceased and booked them under the Explosives Act and on charges of terrorism and resisting police.

The police official also said that the postmortem for the terrorists had been completed as per the instructions of an anti-terrorism court (ATC).

The two were named as Safatullah and Mohammad Abbasi. Safatullah's body was taken by his brother to Peshawar for the funeral, while Abbasi's body has yet to be claimed and is present at the District Headquarters hospital.

The two were killed in a Rangers-conducted search operation in connection with the ongoing operation Raddul Fasaad on Pind Mallhi Road in Wah Cantt,

The suspected terrorists had opened fire on security forces from an under-construction house.

Rangers claimed to have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, including a suicide vest, four grenades, one Kalashnikov with 25 rounds and a 30-bore pistol with seven rounds from their hideout.

Opinion

Editorial

On the brink
Updated 25 Sep, 2023

On the brink

Everyone and every sector has to rise together, in sync, if this country is to put itself on a progressive trajectory.
Sanaullah’s remarks
25 Sep, 2023

Sanaullah’s remarks

THE hypocrisy of our democratic leadership is a gift that keeps giving. Last week, the president of the PML-N in...
Print in digital age
25 Sep, 2023

Print in digital age

THERE is a shocking amount of disinformation out there in the Information Age. While electronic and social media ...
World Cup squad
24 Sep, 2023

World Cup squad

THE stress was on continuity — trusting and backing players who had been with the team — as Pakistan’s squad...
Mirwaiz freed
Updated 24 Sep, 2023

Mirwaiz freed

It is safe to assume that the release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq could not have been possible without the green light from New Delhi.
Beyond lip service
24 Sep, 2023

Beyond lip service

UN SECRETARY GENERAL António Guterres did not mince words at the recently held Climate Ambition Summit: “Humanity...