LAKKI MARWAT: Security forces gunned down eight khawarij during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Lakki Marwat district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
According to the security sources, five Khawarij were seriously injured during the operation.
The operation was executed with significant military skill, preventing the Khawarij from escaping.
A search operation is underway in view of possible presence of terrorists in the area.
Under the National Action Plan, operations will continue until the complete elimination of the last Khawarij and restoration of law and order.
Earlier, security forces gunned down one Khawarij in a successful clearance operation carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district.
According to security sources, security forces eliminated hideouts and tunnels of Khawarij in Shahi Tangi forest.
Based on intelligence reports, the security forces carried out a successful operation at a cave in Shahi Tangi forest.
During the operation, intense exchange of fire took place in which one Khawarij was killed, while others were injured and fled the area.
The security forces also cleared the tunnels and the surrounding areas in the area.
During the operation, weapons, explosive materials and communication equipment used by Khwarij were also recovered.
Earlier, security forces carried out an intelligence based operation (IBO) in Spinwam tehsil, targeting the Aba Khel and Bobali areas of North Waziristan.
The operation focused on suspected hideouts of militants described by officials as Fitna-e-Khawarij.
According to the sources, 18–20 militants were killed in the Minara Mosque area, with five or more eliminated at other nearby locations.
In all, 23 militants were killed and 10 injured during the multi-point action, the sources added.
A clearance operation was continuing at the time of filing, with troops sweeping the locality to secure remaining pockets of resistance.
No details were immediately available about security force casualties or the recovery of arms and explosives.
Officials said further information would be released after the area was fully sanitised.
The IBO is part of ongoing efforts to disrupt cross-border facilitation and local support networks tied to Fitna-e-Khawarij in the region.
