Other MoA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bajaur area, Pakistan on Thu 24th October 2024

A high-value target was among nine militants killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Bajaur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 24, reports Dawn. “On the night of Oct 23/24, the Security Forces conducted an IBO on the reported presence of khawarij where “[own] troops effectively engaged the khawarij location”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. “After [an] intense fire exchange, nine khawarij including two suicide bombers and a high-value target khariji ring leader Said Muhammad alias Qureshi Ustad were sent to hell,” it added. The statement further said a “large quantity of weapons, ammunition and explosives was recovered from killed khawarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces as well as innocent civilians”.