RAWALPINDI: As many as four terrorists were killed during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) conducted in Dera Ismail Khan District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intense exchange of fire took place between the forces and the insurgents, whereas the killed terrorists were identified as Terrorist Mustafa, Terrorist Qismat Ullah and Terrorist Islam Ud Din.

The killed terrorists remained actively involved in numerous subversive activities against the security forces and killing of innocent civilians.

Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists. The locals of the area appreciated the operation.

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A sanitization operation was being carried out to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area as the security forces were determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country, the ISPR said.

Earlier, Sepoy of the Frontier Corps Balochistan embraced martyrdom while four terrorists were killed during a swift and effective response of the security forces to the terrorists’ attack on the Pakistan Naval Base and the Navy Ship PNS Siddique in Turbat while ensuring the safety and security of the personnel and assets.

According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the terrorists attempted to attack the Naval Base on the night of March 25th and 26th.