Five terrorists killed in Tank, D.I. Khan: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed five terrorists in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on May 7 and 8, the military’s media wing said on Friday.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Tank district on the reported presence of terrorists.
During the operation, the troops effectively engaged the Khawarij’s location, it added. After an intense exchange of fire, four terrorists, belonging to the “India-sponsored Fitna al Khawarij”, were killed.
Fitna al Khawarij is the term used by the state for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist group.
Troops conducted another IBO in Dera district, ISPR said. “In the ensuing exchange of fire, one kharji was effectively neutralised,” it continued.
The military’s media wing further said that weapons and ammunition were recovered from the slain terrorists, who remained” actively involved in numerous terrorist activities”.
It added that a sanitisation operation was underway to eliminate any other terrorists found in these areas.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to the security forces for carrying out successful operations against terrorists in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts, the state-run APP reported.
The prime minister termed the operations a major success in the ongoing fight against terrorism.
PM Shehbaz said under the vision of Azm-i-Istehkam, the security forces were achieving significant victories against terrorist elements across the country.
Constable martyred
A policeman was killed after being abducted by unidentified assailants in KP’s Bajaur district on Friday, officials said.
The officials told Dawn that the police constable was abducted by unidentified armed men on Thursday in the Asil Targaoo area of Barang tehsil while he was on the way to his post in Sindh Gara.
According to a report from the Barang police station, his body was found on a mountain in Asil Targaoo along the Bajaur-Mohmand border on Friday morning.
The report, a copy of which is available with Dawn, stated that after receiving information from local residents about the abducted policeman’s body, a police team rushed to the area along with a group of locals.
The body was shifted to a local hospital for a postmortem examination.
The report added that the 50-year-old constable was also brutally tortured, with several signs of physical abuse visible on different parts of his body.
The district police spokesperson, Israr Khan, confirmed the incident and told Dawn that the postmortem report also confirmed that the cop’s body bore multiple marks of violence.
He added that the policeman’s body was taken to his hometown for burial after official funeral prayers attended by scores of people, including senior police officials.
The spokesman added that an investigation had been launched to identify those involved in the incident and determine the motive behind it. A case had also been registered against the unidentified assailants.
No one has claimed responsibility for the incident, which has sparked condemnation and concern among local residents, as Barang tehsil was considered one of the safest areas in the district.
Anwarullah Khan in Bajaur also contributed to this report
Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2026