Nine terrorists killed in KP’s two IBOs; soldier martyred

RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed nine terrorists in two separate Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.

“On February 16 and 17, nine terrorists have been sent to hell by security forces in two separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement said, adding that one brave soldier was also martyred. In an IBO conducted by the security forces in Tank District, two terrorists, including high value target Rehmatullah alias Badar Mansur and Amjad alias Babri, were killed.

In another operation conducted in South Waziristan District, after intense fire exchange, seven terrorists were sent to hell. Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area against the security forces as well as extortion and target killing of innocent civilians.

However, during the operation, a brave son of the soil, Sepoy Shahzeb Aslam (age 29 years; resident of district Haripur), having fought gallantly, embraced Shahadat. Security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve, the ISPR statement added.