Daily Times

At least seven terrorists were killed on Tuesday when security forces repulsed a cross border attack in North Waziristan, said the Inter-Services Public Relations. (ISPR).

According to a notification issued by the ISPR, the military’s media wing, terrorists opened fire on a Pakistani checkpost in North Waziristan. The Pakistani forces opened retaliatory fire, killing seven terrorists and injuring three others, ISPR stated.

In September, nine terrorists were killed and seven security personnel martyred in an intense exchange of fire during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan’s Gharlamai and Spera Kunar Algad areas.

In 2014, the Pakistan Army launched a massive military operation, Zarb-e-Azb, in North Waziristan against foreign terrorists and their local cohorts.

Terrorists frequently use their bases in the border regions of Afghanistan as a springboard for launching attacks in Pakistan. Despite repeated requests from Islamabad, Kabul is yet to take action against terrorists’ sanctuaries.

Published in Daily Times, October 3^rd 2018.