Eight terrorists killed in Tirah, DI Khan

JAMRUD: At least six suspected terrorists were killed and as many injured in airstrikes on their hideouts in the strategic Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, official sources said on Wednesday.

Warplanes decimated at least two hideouts belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the outlawed umbrella of terrorist outfits responsible for most terrorist violence in the country.

One of the hideouts -- located in the Rajgal area of Tirah right on the border with Afghanistan -- was used by terrorists as an ammunition dump. –Agencies Our correspondent adds from DI Khan: Two terrorists were killed and two policemen policemen sustained injuries in a clash near Dera Ismail Khan, official sources said.

The sources said that a police party was returning to the police station after a search operation in Malana area on Wednesday when the terrorists attacked the bike riders escorting the patrol van in Kat Shahana. "Two cops sustained injuries in the attack. The cops travelling in the patrol vehicle opened fire at the attackers," an official said.

He added that the cops and terrorists exchanged fire for some time in which the two attackers were killed. The official said that the Rescue 1122 shifted the injured cops to the District Headquarters Hospital in Dera Ismail Khan.

Regional Police Officer (RPO) Syed Fida Hassan Shah appreciated the courage of the cops for challenging the terrorists. "We are committed to purging the area of outlaws," he added.