PESHAWAR: Eight terrorists were killed in two separate engagements in Tank and Khyber districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday.

The Inter-Services Pub­lic Relations (ISPR) said that eight Tehreek-i-Tali­ban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists were killed in two separate engagements in Khy­ber Pakhtunkhwa province.

An intelligence-based operation was conducted by the security forces in Tank district on the rep­orted presence of terrorists, a statement issued by the ISPR said.

During the operation, it added, troops effectively surrounded their hideout and in the ensuing encounter killed as many as six terrorists.

In another gun battle that took place in the general area of Khyber district’s Tirah valley, troops successfully neutralised two khwarij (the military’s term for the banned TTP), the statement added.

Sanitisation operations were being conducted to eliminate any other militants found in the area, as security forces were determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country, it said.

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2025

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