Grenade event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, North Waziristan District area, Pakistan on Sun 20th February 2022

Five terrorists and one soldier were during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted by the Security Forces in North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on February 20, reports Geo News. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said SFs had launched the operation after receiving reports related to the presence of terrorists in the area. During the operation, the SFs and the terrorist got involved in an “intense exchange of fire” that led to the killing of the terrorist. Four out of the five terrorists were identified as Habib Nawaz, Waheed Ullah, Abdur Rehman, and Muhammad Ullah. Meanwhile, the identification of the fifth terrorist is in progress, said the ISPR. The killed soldier was identified as 28-year-old Sepoy Shabbir Ahmed, a resident of Quetta (Balochistan). “Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the hideout of the killed terrorists which include submachine guns, hand grenades and a large number of multiple calibre rounds,” the statement added. The slain terrorists were involved in terrorist activities against SFs, target killing, and kidnapping for ransom, statement added further.