Tariq Saeed
Peshawar
A bloody shootout between the security forces and the alleged terrorists during a clearance operation in the North Waziristan tribal district on Thursday resulted in the martyrdom of two soldiers of the Pakistan Army. As many as five terrorist were also killed during the process.
Reports said the security forces on a tip about the presence of terrorists in a hideout in Datta Khel Tehsil of the North Waziristan district conducted operation as the miscreants offered resistance and opened fire on the security forces that led to the martyrdom of two Jawaans of the Pakistan Army. However, the security forces fire also mowed down at least five terrorists.
“Two soldiers were martyred and at least five terrorists were killed in an Intelligence-Based Operation conducted by Pakistan Army in Data Khel area of the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday”. Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said adding two soldiers namely Sepoy Asad Khan and Sepoy Muhammad Shamim were martyred in exchange of fire with the terrorists.
It may be recalled that terrorists have almost been wiped out from the tribal belt especially in South and North Waziristan tribal districts during the series of Operations with major being the Zerb-e-Azb followed by the operation Rad ul Fasaad. However, there still exist some pockets in the hilly terrain from where the miscreants launch ambushes on the security forces that act promptly on the presence of the militants in the region and often conduct Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) to clear the area from the trouble makers.
