Peshawar/Islamabad. At least 15 terrorists were killed in two separate intelligence operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of North-Western Pakistan, while four military personnel were also killed. According to a statement by the army’s media branch ‘Inter-Services Public Relations’ (ISPR), separate intelligence campaigns were carried out in Dera Ismail and North Waziristan districts of the province. The first campaign was run in the general area of Hathla in Dera Ismail Khan district. Security forces effectively surrounded the terrorists at their hideout.
The ISPR said that some of the terrorists killed were dreaded terrorists, who have been identified as Farman alias Saqib, Kharji Amanullah alias Turi, Kharji Saeed alias Liaquat and Kharji Bilal. The agency said that they were involved in several terrorist activities in the terrorist sector and topped the ‘desired’ list of law enforcement agencies. The second campaign was carried out in the general area of Miranshah in North Waziristan district, where six terrorists were killed by security forces.
According to ISPR, however, Lieutenant Muhammad Hasan Arshaf (21) of Lahore district and three of his associates were killed in a fierce encounter. The agency said that the three other soldiers who lost their lives in the encounter were identified by Naib Subedar Muhammad Bilal (39), resident of Lucky Marwat district, soldier Farhat Ulla (27) and soldier Himmat Khan (29), resident of Momand district, resident of Lucky Marwat district. As it happened. The ISPR said that a search operation is going on to kill other terrorists in the area.
