Tariq Saeed
Peshawar
A high profile terrorist known as commander Zakria was among the five terrorists gunned down by the Pakistan Army led security forces, during an Intelligence Based Operation in North Waziristan district on Monday. Ten terrorists were also apprehended during the action.
According to Inter Services Public Relations communiqué, the security forces conducted operation in Mir Ali Tehsil of North Waziristan Monday morning and came hard on the trouble makers hiding in the area. During the operation at least five terrorists including Commander Zakria were killed by the forces while ten others were also arrested.
There are no reports of loss of lives on part of the security forces. The wanted and high profile terrorist Commander Zakria, according to ISPR, belonged to Haider Khel area of Mir Ali was the mastermind of various terrorist attacks including those on security forces.
“Wasim Zakria was directly involved in the target killings and attacks on the security forces and government institutions,” the ISPR said adding he was also the master mind of killing of a senior civil servant namely Zubaidullah Dawar, a CSS officer. “Since September 2019, he had been a mastermind of 30 terrorist attacks on military and civil institutions and had also attacked an army convoy at Hasu Khel,” reports said.