ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s counterterrorism police on Wednesday said they killed three suspected militants including an Afghan national in an intelligence-based operation in the restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.
The operation was conducted in the Dera Ismail Khan district. The militants killed were suspected of involvement in attacks on police and security forces. attacks on police and security forces. They were identified as Naimatullah, Mustafa and an Afghan national named Abdul Rauf.
KP has witnessed a wave of militant attacks in recent years by the Pakistani Taliban or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) that frequently target police stations, security personnel, peace committee members and government officials.
“Attacks on police will be answered by eliminating the last Khawarij,” an official statement said, quoting the province’s Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed. “KP’s intelligence‑based operations will be further intensified to ensure their complete eradication.”
Pakistan uses the term “Fitna Al-Khawarij” to describe TTP militants.
