3 terrorists killed in military operation in NW Pakistan: army

ISLAMABAD, July 23– Pakistani security forces killed three terrorists and arrested four others in military operations in the country’s northwest tribal district of North Waziristan, said a military statement on Saturday. The Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistan army, said that security forces conducted two intelligence-based…

ISLAMABAD, July 23 (Xinhua) — Pakistani security forces killed three terrorists and arrested four others in military operations in the country’s northwest tribal district of North Waziristan, said a military statement on Saturday.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said that security forces conducted two intelligence-based operations in North Waziristan district, a region bordering Afghanistan.

In the first operation, a high-value terrorist commander was apprehended in an injured condition along with three other terrorists, the ISPR said in the statement.

The ISPR said that three terrorists were killed in the second operation, adding that weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices were seized during the operations.

According to the military media wing, the terrorists had been actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces. Enditem