PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army has moved heavy artillery towards the Pak-Afghan border in Chaman and Torkham districts, security officials said on Monday.
The move came two days after the military decimated camps of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Jamaatul Ahrar (JA) faction on the Torkham border opposite Mohmand and Khyber tribal regions. The group, which claims to be behind the recent wave of terrorist attacks, is holed up in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, four terrorists of banned terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to details, security forces were searching for criminals in Ping, an area adjacent to Tank when they had an encounter with TTP-Shaheen group.
Commander Umar, t
he son of former TTP commander Asmatullah Shaheen, Zalamdin alias Zalmak, Zaman alias Toofan and Wasiullah were killed.
Separately, at least two terrori
sts were killed during a search ope
ration in Dera Bugti.
Sources said that FC, peace force and law enforcers are continuing ope
ration agains
t the criminals in Dera Bugti and its adjacent areas following the recent wave of terrorism in the country.
During the search ope
ration, terrorists opened fire on security forces. In retaliatory firing two terrori
sts were killed while some others managed to escape.
Arms and ammunition have been seized from them.
Some suspicious people were also apprehended during ope
ration in the area and shifted to an undisclosed location.
Meanwhile, at least seven terrori
sts were killed while one Rangers official was injured during an encounter in the Malir area of Karachi.
Sources said that on a tip, Rangers carri
ed out a search ope
ration in Shah Latif Town. Terrorists opened fire on Rangers. In trade of fire, seven terrori
sts were killed while one Rangers official sustained injuries. Rangers’ spokesperson said that all the terrori
sts were affiliated with a bann
ed outfit.
Separately, law enforcers arrested two alleged facilitators of Hayatabad blast from Darra Adam Khel.
Sources said the arrested persons were traced while following the information collected from their accomplices, who have been arrested on Sunday.
Meanwhile, 538 suspects were arrested in search ope
rations in Peshawar, Bannu, Swabi, Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Meanwhile, ASF arrested two suspects from Lahore airport. They were spotted involved in dubious movements near runway. They have been shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
