RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Security forces killed 43 terrorists in a series of Intelligence-Based Operations (IBOs) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan provinces since December 9, said a military statement on Friday.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said the operations targeted various terrorist hideouts linked to groups such as TTP which have been active in both provinces as the ongoing crackdown has led to a series of successful engagements, significantly weakening the presence of these groups.
The statement further said that on Thursday and Friday, security forces conducted an Intelligence Based Operation in Lakki Marwat District of K-P where they engaged and neutralised six terrorists. Since the start of the operations on December 9, 18 terrorists have been killed in K-P alone, said the statement.
The statement added that on December 13, two separate IBOs were conducted in the Musa Khel and Panjgur districts of Balochistan where after intense firefights, the security forces successfully neutralised ten terrorists.
The ISPR said with these latest deaths, the total number of militants eliminated in Balochistan since December 9 now stands at 25.
The ISPR said these operations will continue till peace in the area is restored and terrorists are eliminated, as the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country.
President, PM praise security forces
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have lauded security forces for conducting successful intelligence-based operations in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The entire nation is thankful to the security forces who remain vigilant for the defence of their motherland, the president said in a statement issued by the President House Press Wing. He also lauded the security forces for killing terrorists during the operations.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the entire nation presents solute to the security forces and is standing resolutely with them to eliminate the scourge of terrorism from the country.
