PESHAWAR: At least five terrorists were killed and eight others were arrested in joint operation conducted by police and Counter-terrorism Department (CTD) in Malakand district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday evening.
Waheedullah Khan, Assistant Commissioner Dargai tehsil of Malakand, told local media that the operation took place in the Mehrday area targeting members of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), who were involved in different terror attacks in the region. The arrested eight terrorists were shifted to a CTD facility, while the two injured were admitted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Dargai.
Earlier in the day, nine terrorists were killed in a separate operation in conducted in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, three security personnel were also injured in the operation, including District Police Officer Khalid Khan, who is stable and receiving treatment at Kohat Combined Military Hospital.
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The operation in Hangu remains ongoing, with authorities continuing to target terrorists, according to Kohat Regional Police Officer Deputy Inspector General Abbas Majeed.
