Security forces averted a potential catastrophic attack by eliminating three India-backed terrorists planning a vehicle-borne suicide bombing attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday.
Security forces destroyed the vehicle being prepared for the suicide attack during the intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Jhallar area on Friday, the military’s media wing said.
“During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged khawarij [terrorists] location and through precise and skillful engagement, destroyed the vehicle being prepared for the suicide attack and also eliminated three Indian-sponsored khawarij,” the ISPR statement read.
Following the IBO, security forces launched a sanitisation operation to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area.
The “precise engagement” comes as security forces have intensified efforts to eradicate terrorism under the Azm-e-Istehkam operation.
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
