World News | Pakistan: Five Terrorists Killed in Exchange of Fire with Security Personnel

Peshawar [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): At least five terrorists were killed and two security personnel lost their lives in a gun battle in Peshawar's Hassan Khel area, ARY News reported, citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday.

Havaldar Shafiq Ullah, 36, of the Karak district and Captain Hussain Jahangir, 25, of the Rahim Yar Khan area, were both killed during the operation, according to a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations.

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The operation takes place in the midst of an increase in terrorist attacks nationwide, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, following the government-broken truce with the banned militant organisation Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in November 2022.

Earlier on April 9, during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), security forces shot and killed two terrorists, according to ARY News.

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According to the ISPR, two terrorists who were still actively engaged in a number of terrorist attacks in the vicinity were shot and killed by security officers. (ANI)

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