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Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced in a statement that four security officers were slain on Wednesday during a joint intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Peshawar.
The military’s media wing stated that in response to the alleged presence of a prominent terrorist, KP police and security force members worked together to carry out today’s operation in the Hassan Khel area.
The combined IBO saw a fierce gunfight that resulted in the deaths of three terrorists, including terrorist commander Abdul Raheem, a valuable target. were According to the ISPR, the security officers also found ammunition and weapons in the dead militants’ belongings.
Law enforcement agencies had a head money of Rs. 6 million put on Raheem by the government and were actively seeking him.
On May 26, 2024, Captain Hussain Jehangir Shaheed and Havildar Shafiq Ullah Shaheed became martyrs as a result of the terrorist commander’s killing, the military’s media wing claimed, adding, “Today’s operation has avenged the heinous act and has brought the main perpetrator to justice.”
But in the midst of the fierce firefight, four courageous sons of the soil—Spoy Muhammad Idrees, 34, from Swabi district; Sepoy Badam Gul, 34, from Kohat district; Sub-Inspector Tajmir Shah, 38, from Peshawar district; and Assistant Sub Inspector Muhammad Akram, 34, from KP’s CTD, Mansehra district—embraced martyrdom for their valiant fight.
“Pakistan’s security forces stand shoulder to shoulder with other law enforcement agencies to ensure peace and stability across Pakistan and such sacrifices of our brave men further strengthen our resolve,” the report stated.
The media wing of the Pakistan Army announced on Tuesday that three troops and a captain were killed in a gunfight with terrorists in the South and North Waziristan regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the ISPR, soldiers in the South Waziristan district lost their life in a gunfight with terrorists, while Captain Muhammad Osama bin Arshad, 24, was martyred in a gunfight with militants in the North Waziristan district.
Pakistan has seen a sharp increase in terrorist attacks on security personnel since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021. These attacks have occurred primarily in districts that border the neighbouring country, and the militants have been deploying highly sophisticated weapons and equipment .
According to the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) Annual Security report, violence and mortality rates nationwide fell in the second quarter of 2024 as a result of the security services’ intense campaign against terrorism.
