Forces neutralise five terrorists in Pishin IBO

Detained terrorist killed in convoy attack in Bannu

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Security forces on Sunday foiled a major terrorist plot in Balochistan's Pishin district, killing five terrorists during a targeted intelligence-based operation.

According to security sources, the forces received credible intelligence that members of outlawed TTP were planning attacks on the Police Lines and a Cadet College in Pishin.

The suspects were reportedly hiding in a house near the cadet college and were finalizing preparations for the attacks. Acting on the tip-off, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a targeted operation.

As the forces approached, the militants allegedly opened indiscriminate fire. Security personnel responded swiftly, leading to an exchange of gunfire that lasted nearly an hour.

Five terrorists were killed in the operation. A subsequent search of the premises led to the recovery of a cache of modern weapons, a large quantity of explosive material, hand grenades, and maps of sensitive locations in Pishin, indicating detailed attack planning.

The bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital for post-mortem examination. Officials said the militants were involved in previous attacks on security forces, police, and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel.

Separately, two terrorists, including a detained commander, were killed on Sunday when the outlaws attacked a CTD vehicle in a bid to free their chief in Bannu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).

According to officials, the CTD team was transporting a recently arrested high-profile terrorist commander, Usama (alias Daniyal, alias Baghi), to identify the crime scene related to the killing of Miranshah Assistant Commissioner Shah Wali Khan.

The suspect was being taken to complete evidentiary requirements in the case when his accomplices launched an indiscriminate attack on the convoy to secure his release.

The CTD's SWAT team responded promptly, leading to an intense gunbattle. During the crossfire, an attacker's bullet hit the detained commander. The CTD's armoured personnel carrier also came under direct fire, but the personnel remained unharmed.

Authorities said during interrogation, the slain commander had confessed to involvement in multiple high-profile attacks, including the killing of Assistant Commissioner Shah Wali Khan, former SHO Abid Wazir, and three leaders of the Marwat Qaumi Tehreek.

In retaliatory fire, security forces also killed another terrorist identified as Kamyab Khan alias Ikhlas Yar, son of Nabuwat Khan, a resident of Kabul Khel Shewa, North Waziristan.

He was wanted by CTD Bannu in several cases involving attacks on police and security forces. Weapons recovered from his possession included a Kalashnikov rifle with two magazines, two hand grenades, a card linked to the banned TTP, a CNIC, and a mobile phone. With input from Our Peshawar correspondent