ISLAMABADcryptop2emobilegames, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's security forces have killed four terrorists in an operation in Tank district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military has reported.
A statement released late Saturday by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of Pakistan Army, said the security forces conducted a joint intelligence-based operation on the reported presence of terrorists.
According to the ISPR, the operation led to an intense fire exchange, in which the four terrorists were killed, who were involved in heinous activities in the South Asian country.
"Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against Security Forces as well as abduction and target killing of innocent civilians," said the military.
The military said a clearance operation is being conducted to eliminate any terrorists present in the area. "Security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country," said the statement.■