ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to the security forces for eliminating eight Khawarij (terrorists) in two different operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Appreciating the forces for anti-terror operations in Tank and Tirah Valley, the president and prime minister reiterated the nation’s resolve to root out terrorism from the country.

“The people of Pakistan stand in support of their security forces to eliminate terrorism and are fully resolved to root out this scourge,” the president remarked.

Prime Minister Shehbaz said that the government and the security forces were pursuing the objective of eliminating terrorism.

“The entire nation feels proud of its brave security forces. We will continue to thwart the nefarious designs of the terrorists,” the prime minister added.

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Earlier, Security Forces killed eight terrorists (Khwarij) in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.

According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intelligence based operation was conducted by the Security Forces in Tank District on reported presence of Khwarij.

During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged Khwarij location and resultantly six terrorists (Khwarij) were sent to hell.