BANNU: Five terrorists were killed in separate operations in the Kuram Garhi Mamandkhel and Shabri Kala Bhart areas here on Tuesday, police said.

They said two terrorists were killed in a joint intelligence-based operation conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), police and Pakistan Army in the Kuram Garhi Mamandkhel area within the jurisdiction of the Bannu Cantt police station on Tuesday night.

According to intelligence reports, terrorists were present in the area and planning a major attack. Acting on the information, personnel of CTD Bannu, district police and the army were dispatched to the location to arrest them.

As the security personnel reached the site, terrorists opened indiscriminate fire, prompting the personnel to retaliate.

After the firing stopped, a search operation was conducted, during which two terrorists were found dead.

One of the deceased was identified as Mohib Khan alias Sameen, a resident of Garera Imam Shah in Bannu district. According to the CTD, he was a local commander of Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP) and allegedly involved in several terrorist activities in Bannu.

The identity of the second terrorist is being ascertained, the statement said.

Meanwhile, three terrorists were killed in a clash with the police peace committee in the Shabri Kala Bhart area on Tuesday morning, sources said.

The identities of the deceased could not be established, while further details about the incident remained unavailable.

Published in Dawn, October 14th, 2026