At least 37  terrorists killed during a military operation in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 31 (ST) — At least 37 terrorists were killed and 14 others injured in 10 days during the ongoing military operations in Khyber district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said the military on Friday evening.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said in a statement that the security forces have been conducting extensive intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in the Tirah area of Khyber on the reported presence of terrorists since Aug. 20.

The ISPR gave details of the latest operations conducted on Wednesday and Thursday saying that the troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ locations and killed 12 militants.

The military added that the ongoing operations had resulted in major setbacks to terrorist groups and their affiliates.

“The IBOs will continue till peace in the area is restored and terrorists are eliminated, as the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country,” said the ISPR.

Source: Xinhua

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