SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Four terrorists were killed in South Waziristan, where a convoy of security forces came under a rocket attack on Saturday, sources said.

Eleven security personnel were injured when mili­tants fired a rocket targeting the convoy in the Sarwakai area of South Waziristan, the sources said on Saturday night, though no official statement confirming the attack was issued by the military’s media wing till filing of this report.

Earlier in the day, the Inter-Services Public Rel­a­tions (ISPR) in a statem­ent explained that security forces conducted an “intelligence-based operation in general area Sar­wakai, South Waziristan district, on reported presence of khwarij”.

During the operation, the terrorists’ location was effectively engaged by the troops, as a result of which, four terrorists were killed.

The ISPR added that a sanitisation operation was 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.

Meanwhile, the sources said, five security personnel sustained injuries in an exchange of fire with militants in Lakki Marwat.

They said security personnel came under attack when they were passing through the Wanda Muzaffari area of Lakki Marwat. They said the security convoy was on its way from Karak to the Qaboolkhel area on border with Lakki Marwat and Mianwali districts when it came under attack. Security personnel retaliated and opened fire, forcing the attackers to flee. However, five personnel received injuries in the exchange of fire.

Security forces later launched a search operation in the area to trace the attackers.

Ghulam Mursalin Marwat in Lakki Marwat also contributed to this report

Published in Dawn, November 3rd, 2024