Security forces on Sunday killed five terrorists belonging to the Indian-backed group Fitna al-Khawarij during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the military’s media wing said in a statement. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted the IBO on March 15 after receiving reports of the terrorists’ presence in the area.
“During the conduct of the operation, our troops effectively engaged the Khwarij location, and after an intense exchange of fire, five Khwarij were neutralised,” the statement said. ISPR added that weapons and ammunition were recovered from the killed terrorists, who had been actively involved in numerous attacks in the region.