ISLAMABAD — Eight terrorists were killed in two military operations in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said on Thursday night in a statement that personnel of security forces engaged with the terrorists in two separate locations in the province.
In the first engagement, the ISPR said that the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the South Waziristan district on the reported presence of terrorists, resulting in the killing of two terrorists, including a ring leader.
Two terrorists were also arrested during the operation in South Waziristan, the ISPR added.
In another operation, six terrorists were killed in the Lakki Marwat district of the province.
The ISPR said that the killed terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces as well as extortion and target killing of civilians in the area.
Clearance of the surrounding areas is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area, it added.
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