Weapons and ammunition have also been recovered from the killed Khawarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities and the killing of innocent civilians, said a news release issued by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Against the backdrop of the recent surge in terrorist activities against Police and vehicle-borne suicide bombing in Bannu District, in which Indian Proxy Fitna Al-Khawarij targeted Law Enforcement Agencies and innocent civilians, Security Forces have initiated extensive joint intelligence-based operations to hunt the perpetrators of these heinous attacks and their support infrastructure.

The operations in the area would continue and perpetrators of these henious and cowardly act would be brought to justice, as the relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under vision “Azm-e-Istehkam” (as approved by the Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) by Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan would continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country, it further said.