Peshawar :
A 27-year-old Captain Sikandar Shaheed and a banned TTP commander were killed in an exchange of fire during a security forces operation in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Weapons and ammunition have been recovered from the terrorists’ hideouts, and security forces have stepped up operations in recent days.
According to Pakistan Army Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted an operation in Tank on a tip-off about the presence of terrorists. Was killed, while weapons and ammunition were recovered from the terrorists’ hideout.
The statement said that 27-year-old Captain Sikandar, a resident of Pakpattan, was martyred in an exchange of fire with the terrorists.
Two days ago, security forces killed 10 terrorists, including four commanders, in an intelligence operation in the South Waziristan tribal district. The ISPR said in a statement: They were active in setting up, carrying out operations and targeting and killing innocent civilians.
“These terrorists were planning more terrorist operations inside the South Waziristan district,” the operation was quoted as saying. Killed the commander.
A spokesman for the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said security forces had acted on a report of the presence of terrorists and killed an ISIS commander, identified as Mumtaz Ahmed alias Pahlawan, during the operation.
