Security forces killed three terrorists during a joint intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, the military said in a statement.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), during the operation, following a fierce exchange of gunfire, security forces successfully neutralised three terrorists, including the ringleaders Azmat alias Azmati, Karamat alias Hanzla, and Rehan.
It said that these militants were responsible for a range of terrorist activities in the area, including the recent abduction of a district and sessions judge of South Waziristan district.ISPR further stated that security forces remain determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country.
Earlier on Saturday, Sessions Judge Shakirullah Marwat, stationed in South Waziristan, was abducted by unidentified kidnappers near a village located at the junction of Tank and Dera districts on Dera Ismail Khan’s Tank Road.
He returned home safely earlier, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) confirmed. The police added that the judge was recovered without making any deal with the kidnappers.
The judge was recovered after a local jirga intervened. However, the provincial or district administration has not shared any details or any official statement in this regard.
