RAWALPINDI: Security forces apprehended three terrorists and their facilitators during an Intelligence-based operation in the area of Shakhas, District Khyber in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in the wee hours of Thursday.
During the operation, an officer of the armed forces also embraced martyrdom in an intense exchange of fire with the militants.
“The brave son of the nation Major Mian Abdullah Shah, having fought gallantly, embraced Shahadat during the operation,” Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
“The security forces conducted an Intelligence-based operation on reported presence of terrorists, in Shakhas, Khyber District. While establishment of blocking positions to cut the escape routes of terrorists was underway, a party of terrorists was spotted by Major Abdullah who was leading the operation from the front,” the statement said.
Three terrorists and their facilitators were successfully apprehended. Sanitization of the area is being carried out to eliminate the terrorists present in the area.
