ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (NNN-APP) – Two terrorists and a soldier were killed in an exchange of fire, during a military operation in Pakistan’s north-western North Waziristan district, an army statement said.
The security forces conducted the operation late Friday night, by acting on an intelligence tip-off, regarding presence of the militants in the district, located along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the country’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations said, in the statement.
The killed terrorists included a commander, who was an expert at making improvised explosive devices, and was found involved in various terrorist activities against security forces, the statement said.
The terrorist commander was also involved in crime cases of extortion, kidnapping for ransom and target killing, since 2009, in the area.
The security forces also seized a huge cache of weapons during the operation.
The tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa used to be a hotbed of militancy, but the security forces have successfully flushed out the terrorists from the area, in high-profile armed offensives.– NNN-APP
