The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that operations targeted several militant hideouts in the Mir Ali and Miranshah areas of the district located in northwest Pakistan.
According to the ISPR, 27 militants were killed following an intense exchange of gunfire with security personnel.
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Among the slain militants were those involved in various terrorist activities and the targeted killings of innocent civilians, with weapons and ammunition recovered during the operation, the statement indicated.
The military further noted that the operation also avenged the targeted assassination of prominent local figure Shaheed Malik Saifullah Dawar in Miranshah, as the perpetrators of this vile act have been brought to justice.
The ISPR mentioned that clearance operations are ongoing to root out any remaining militants hiding in the area.
Security forces and law enforcement agencies will persist in operations under the Azm-e-Istehkam campaign, underscoring the state’s commitment to dismantle foreign-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan, the statement concluded.
