PESHAWAR: Security forces killed nine militants, including four commanders of the Tehrik-Taliban Pakisan (TTP), during intelligence-based operations in North Waziristan, while unidentified gunmen shot dead a police station house officer and his gunman in Karak, officials said.
Security sources said the forces conducted operations against Fitna al-Khawarij in the areas of Palangzai, Nadeem Kot and Kot Khazri in North Waziristan.
The four commanders killed in the operations were identified as Khalid Raza, Kamran, Musa and Maftoom, the sources said.
The forces also recovered a large quantity of weapons and ammunition from the militants and destroyed several militant hideouts during the operations, according to the sources.
Meanwhile, unidentified gunmen opened fire near New Karpa on the Karak boundary, killing SHO Banda Daud Shah police station Daud Khan and his gunman. A passerby was also wounded in the attack.
Where was the SHO targeted?
Karak District Police Officer Imran Khan said the attackers opened fire on the police team during a routine patrol. Police launched a search operation in the area to track down and arrest the suspects.
The funeral prayers of SHO Daud Khan and his gunman were later offered. DIG Kohat, the deputy commissioner and the DPO attended the funeral.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the security forces for the North Waziristan operation and commended them for killing nine militants.
He said the operation demonstrated the professional capabilities of the security forces and vowed to continue the fight against terrorism until lasting peace was achieved.
The prime minister also said those seeking to spread unrest in the country would not be allowed to succeed.
The attacks come amid a series of recent incidents targeting police and security personnel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
A day earlier, four police personnel were wounded when unidentified attackers opened fire on a police checkpoint in Kohat.
On September 28, three traffic police personnel were killed and two passersby were wounded when gunmen attacked a traffic police vehicle in Wazirabad, Tank district.
A day earlier, three people were killed and three others wounded in an attack in Lakki Marwat district.
On September 26, a suspected suicide blast followed by gunfire at a checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan killed 12 people and wounded 35 others.
On September 18, an attack at the old police lines in Kohat during Friday prayers killed 21 people and injured more than 100 others.
