They were also involv­ed in attack­s on securi­ty forces in Hazara, accord­ing to ISPRTwo terrorists and three of their accomplices involved in terror activities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Hazara district were arrested by security forces during an operation in Mansehra. According to the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the terrorists taken into custody in the intelligence- based operation (IBO) were also involved in attacks on security forces and imambargah in the K-P district. Security forces along with Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel carried out the IBO as a part of the ongoing Operation Radd-ul-Fassad. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, or Elimination of Discord, was launched in February 2017 after a sharp uptick in terrorist attacks in the country. According to sources, some 20 terrorists from the list are part of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi while others belong to different proscribed organisations such as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Al Qaeda, Sipah-e-Sahaba, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.

Source: The Express Tribune March 12, 2019 15:35 UTC