At least 22 terrorists were killed and six soldiers martyred in three separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday.
The military’s media said the three separate engagements took place in KP’s Tank, North Waziristan, and Thall districts from December 6 to 7.
In Tank district, it said troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Gul Imam area on the reported presence of terrorists.
Resultantly, 9 terrorists were killed while six got injured, the military’s media wing said.
In another operation, security forces successfully neutralised 10 terrorists in North Waziristan.
In a third encounter, as per the ISPR, the security forces thwarted terrorists’ attempt to attack a check post in Thall district and killed three more terrorists.
