KHYBER: Three militants, including two ringleaders, were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district on the night between Wednesday and Thursday.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the operation was conducted based on the reported presence of militants who were involved in numerous activities in the region in the recent past.
The ISPR said the three militants, including Suhail alias Azmato and Haji Gul alias Zakravi, were killed after an intense exchange of fire. The name of the third militant could not be immediately known.
It said the security forces also recovered arms and ammunition from the killed militants, with residents appreciating the successful operation.
“A sanitisation operation is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area as security forces are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country,” the ISPR said.
Published in Dawn, April 26th, 2024
