Security forces kill 11 terrorists in KP, Balochistan operations

Security forces have killed 11 terrorists in separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to security sources. The operations were conducted in South Waziristan, Bannu and Khuzdar as security forces continued efforts to counter militant activity in the two provinces. Operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation against Fitna-ul-Khawarij in Bannu, where two terrorists were killed and arms and ammunition were recovered, according to security sources. In another operation in the Ladha area of South Waziristan, security forces killed five terrorists. The forces successfully traced the movement of the militants and took timely action, while a terrorist hideout was also destroyed during the operation, the sources said. Four terrorists killed in Khuzdar In Balochistan's Khuzdar district, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation against Fitna-ul-Hindustan, killing four terrorists in the Sasol area, according to security sources. Security forces used quadcopters to effectively target the militants during the operation. The sources said that care was taken during all the operations to ensure that no harm was caused to the local population. PM pays tribute to security forces Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has paid tribute to the security forces for their successful operations against terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, in which 11 terrorists were killed. The prime minister commended the security forces for conducting successful intelligence-based operations and thwarting the terrorists' plans. 'The entire nation stands with the security forces in the fight against terrorism,' the prime minister said. He reiterated the government's resolve to completely eradicate all forms of terrorism from the country. The prime minister's remarks came after security forces killed 11 terrorists in separate operations in South Waziristan, Bannu and Khuzdar, according to security sources. Mohsin Naqvi praises security forces Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi paid tribute to the security forces for their successful operations against terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Naqvi praised the professionalism of the security forces and said their timely response had thwarted the terrorists' 'nefarious intentions'. 'The nation stands by the security forces in the war against terrorism,' the interior minister said. He reiterated the government's determination to completely eradicate all forms of terrorism from the country.