By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed four militants, including a commander, in two separate raids in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Wednesday.
The operations were based on intelligence reports of militant hideouts in the Bajaur and Khyber districts, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
On Tuesday, three militants, including commander Shafi, were killed in a firefight in the Inayat Qilla area of Bajaur. The security forces also seized weapons and ammunition. The militants were involved in attacks on security forces and civilians.
The military said that an intense exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists, resulting in the killing of the militants, including their commander Shafi. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces as well as killing of innocent citizens.
In Khyber district, one militant was killed and three others were wounded in an exchange of fire in the Tirah area. The security forces also recovered weapons and ammunition. The security forces were clearing the areas of any remaining militants.
The statement concluded by saying that locals of the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate the menace of terrorism.
On June 20, two soldiers were killed in a blast from an improvised explosive device in the Spinwam area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district. The ISPR had said that 29-year-old Sepoy Gul Rauf, a resident of Lakki Marwat, and 23-year-old Sepoy Abid Ullah, a resident of Karak district, were martyred in the blast.
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