ISLAMABAD, May 4 (NNN-APP) – The law enforcement agencies in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, have gunned down 91 terrorists in separate operations since the beginning of this year, an official report revealed, yesterday.
Over 1,000 operations have been launched since the beginning of this year across the province, to arrest and eliminate the terrorists, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the province said in the report.
Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan tribal districts, remained the most volatile where 19 and 14 terrorists were killed, respectively, in separate operations and raids, the report said.
This year, the province witnessed 179 terrorist incidents, with Jan being the most violent month with 60 attacks, 48 terrorist attacks were witnessed in Apr, followed by 33 in Mar and 38 in Feb this year, the CTD added.
The report also revealed that, 16 of the killed terrorists were most wanted by police for several crimes.
The report added that, two suicide jackets, 36 hand grenades, and 247 Kgs of explosives were also recovered from the custody of the terrorists.
During the period, 10 attacks were reported on polio eradication teams and police escorting them, this year, highlighting the challenging security situation in the province.– NNN-APP
