At least 30 terrorists killed in South Waziristan

RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed at least 30 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) South Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday.

According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “On February 17, security forces conducted an operation in general area Sararogha of South Waziristan District on the reported presence of Khwarij.” During the conduct of the operation, it said, the security forces effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, as a result of which, 30 were killed. “Sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Kharji found in the area,” the ISPR said, adding that security forces were determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country.