Pak security forces kill 5 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Security forces in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have eliminated five terrorists. Operations in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts resulted in the deaths of four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan members in Tank and one in Dera Ismail Khan. Wea...

Based on intelligence reports, the security forces initiated two separate operations in the Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts on May 7 and 8, it said in a statement.
Four terrorists belonging to the banned Teh-reek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in the military engagement in the Tank district, the statement said.
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In Dera Ismail Khan, another TTP member was killed in an exchange of fire with the security forces.
Weapons and ammunition have also been recovered from the possession of the slain terrorists, the statement said.
Pakistan has witnessed a surge in terrorist attacks, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, predominantly targeting the police, law enforcement agencies' personnel, and security forces.
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Attacks increased after the banned TTP broke a ceasefire agreement with the government in 2022.
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