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2 terrorists killed in Lakki Marwat IBO: police

LAKKI MARWAT: Two terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, police said. Qudratullah Khan, the spokesperson for the district police officer in Lakki Marwat, said in a statement that the operation was jointly conducted by police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel after receiving “credible information about the…

2 terrorists killed in Lakki Marwat IBO: police

In Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, two terrorists were killed in a coordinated intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted by police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel, according to police spokesperson Qudratullah Khan. The operation was launched after credible information indicated the presence of Fitna-al-Khawarij terrorists, which refers to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates, within the mountainous area near Lakki City police station.

During the exchange of gunfire, one of the slain terrorists, identified as Mubashir, was a wanted individual in multiple terrorism-related cases, including bomb blasts. The second terrorist's identity remains unknown. Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed commended the Lakki Marwat police and CTD forces for a successful operation, emphasizing the commitment to eradicate terrorism from the province.

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