ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (NNN-APP) – Five terrorists were killed by security forces, in Pakistan’s north-western tribal district of North Waziristan yesterday, the country’s military said in a statement.
The security forces conducted two intelligence-based operations, in Mir Ali and Khaisur areas of North Waziristan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations said, in the statement.
The statement added that those killed belonged to the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. Two terrorist commanders were among the five killed.
The Pakistani military conducted a series of operations against terrorist groups in North Waziristan that borders Afghanistan.
Although the area has mostly been pacified, remnants of terrorist groups still manage to launch attacks on security forces, sporadically.– NNN-APP
