Security forces kill 13 militants in Pakistan’s northwest near Afghanistan border
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces killed 13 militants during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province bordering Afghanistan, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said security forces carried out the IBO in the Daraban area in the northwestern Dera Ismail Khan district on the reported presence of Pakistani Taliban militants.
“During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the khwarij location and resultantly, 13 Indian sponsored khwarij were sent to hell,” the ISPR said.
Pakistan’s military frequently uses the word “khwarij” for the Pakistani Taliban or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
