Rawalpindi (Web Desk): Security forces killed at least seven terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO), in the Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military's media wing said on Wednesday.
According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), on the night between November 14-15, the security forces conducted the IBO in the Kiri Machan Khel area of the district on the reported presence of terrorists.
“During conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists, as a result of which seven terrorists were sent to hell,” the statement said
The terrorists’ hideouts were also busted during the operation, the ISPR said, adding that the weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists.
The militaryy's media wing said that the militants remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities including recent target killings of police in Tank and surrounding areas.
It added sanitisation operation is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area.
"Locals of the area appreciated the operation and extended their full support to the security forces in elimination of menace of terrorism," the ISPR said.