A terrorist was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in the general area of Ladha, South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media affairs wing said on Wednesday.
“Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and resultantly one terrorist was sent to hell,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
“Weapon and ammunition was also recovered from the killed terrorist, who remained actively involved in various terrorist activities in the area,” the statement added.
According to the ISPR statement, sanitization of the area is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists found in the vicinity.
The development comes a day after six Pakistani soldiers embraced martyrdom and four terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire in the northwestern region near the border with Afghanistan.
“During an intense exchange of fire, six brave soldiers, having fought gallantly, embraced martyrdom,” the army said in a statement, adding that the incident took place in the district of North Waziristan.
