NORTH WAZIRISTAN\/LAKKI MARWAT: Four terrorists, including three Afghans, were killed and three others injured in a strike by security forces in North Waziristan, while police said five terrorists ass\u00adociated with the ban\u00adned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pak\u00adis\u00adtan (TTP) were killed in an encounter in Karak district on Monday.<\/p>\n
There was no official word from the Inter-Serv\u00adices Public Relations, the military\u2019s media wing, reg\u00adarding the operation till late on Monday evening.<\/p>\n
Sources said security forces received intelligence reports that about seven to 10 terrorists, some among them Afghans, were present at a specific location in the Tappi village of Miram\u00adshah tehsil, after which the hideout was targeted.<\/p>\n
Sources said the strike on the terrorists\u2019 hideout left dead four militants, who were later identified as Riaz alias Muhajir, Zarar Afghan, Naqeeb\u00adul\u00adlah Afghan, and Sar\u00adkash Afghan. Three others were said to be injured.<\/p>\n
The dead and injured terrorists were shifted to an unknown location after the operation, sources said.<\/p>\n
Local sources reported that after the strike, a fire broke out at the hideout and some bodies were so mutilated that they were rendered unrecognisable. Security forces have cordoned off the area and initiated a search operation.<\/p>\n
Karak operation<\/p>\n
Separately, police and security forces killed five militants during a joint operation in Karak district.<\/p>\n
A police official said the counterterrorism department (CTD) commandos, assisted by security forces and police, launched the late-night operation in Mir Kakam Banda area of Banda Daud Shah town, following credible information about the presence of terrorists there.<\/p>\n
He said the terrorists affiliated with Commander Kalimullah group of the banned TTP opened fire on law enforcers when they reached near the hideouts, leading to a fierce gun battle which continued for one hour.<\/p>\n
During a search after the exchange of fire, the law enforcement personnel found the bodies of five terrorists along with arms and ammunition, the official maintained.<\/p>\n
He identified the dead terrorists as Muhammad Shoaib, brother of TTP commander; Sabeel Khan alias Usman alias Haqyar, residents of Bannu; Wajid alias Sangri and Shah Qiaz alias Sanari alias Parak, residents of Karak; and Badil Jan, a resident of Kohat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe slain terrorists were involved in bank robberies, attacks on polio teams and police and FC installation and Lachi toll plaza,\u201d the official said, adding that their 10 accomplices armed with rocket launchers, hand grenades, assault rifles and ammunition escaped the scene taking advantage of darkness.<\/p>\n
The official said the dead terrorists and their fleeing accomplices had attacked a police post in Bahadarkhel area last week wherein three policemen embraced martyrdom and six others were injured.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe CTD commandos and police are tracking down the fleeing terrorists in the area,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Bomb attack<\/p>\n
In Lakki Marwat, police personnel narrowly escaped a bomb attack on the Lakki-Darra Tang section of busy Bannu-Mianwali Road.<\/p>\n
A police official said that the cops on patrol duty in an armoured personnel carrier vehicle were targeted with an improvised explosive device planted along the roadside near Peerwala Mor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bomb went off with a bang but luckily all policemen remained safe,\u201d he maintained. He said the blast damaged the APC vehicle, shattering its front screen.<\/p>\n
After the explosion, a large police contingent reached the place and launched a search for the perpetrators in the surrounding area.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Regional Police Officer, Bannu, Imran Shahid paid a surprise insp\u00adection visit to the Bannu\u2019s city police station to check security arrangements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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