Rawalpindi (Web Desk): Security Forces killed eight khwarij in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday.
According to a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intelligence-based operation (IBO) was conducted by the security forces in Tank District on reported presence of Khwarij.
During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and resultantly six Khwarij were sent to hell.
“In another encounter that took place in general area Tirah valley, Khyber District, own troops successfully neutralized two Khwarij,” it said.
The military’s media wing added that sanitization operations was being conducted to eliminate any other Khwarji found in the area.
“Security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe-out the menace of terrorism from the country,” the ISPR.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday paid tribute to the security forces for eliminating eight Khawarij (terrorists) in two different operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Appreciating the forces for anti-terror operations in Tank and Tirah Valley, the president and prime minister reiterated the nation’s resolve to root out terrorism from the country.
“The people of Pakistan stand in support of their security forces to eliminate terrorism and are fully resolved to root out this scourge,” the president remarked.
Prime Minister Shehbaz said that the government and the security forces were pursuing the objective of eliminating terrorism in toto.
“The entire nation feels proud of its brave security forces. We will continue to thwart the nefarious designs of the terrorists,” the premier said.
