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5 terrorists killed in operation in NW Pakistan

5 terrorists killed in operation in NW Pakistan

Islamabad, Jan 18 (UNI) Five terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Friday.
The security forces conducted the operation in the Khyber district of the province on reported presence of terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement.
"During the conduct of the operation, the terrorists' location was effectively engaged by own troops," the ISPR said, adding that the five terrorists were killed while one of them was apprehended during the operation.
According to the ISPR, a huge cache of weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the terrorists, who remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces as well as killing of civilians in the area.

A clearance operation is being carried out to eliminate the presence of other terrorists from the area, it added.

The military said the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country.
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