RAWALPINDI: Security forces in an intelligence-based operation in Kulachi tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan on Thursday killed two terrorists involved in an attack that resulted in the martyrdom of Major Ishaq in November last year, says a statement released by military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Zahir Shah and his accomplice were killed while four other terrorists were apprehended in the IBO, the ISPR statement said, adding that these terrorists were again on the mission of planting an improvised explosive device (IED) in the area. Security forces were tracing the attackers based on intelligence lead and successfully found them, concluded the ISPR statement. Major Ishaq, 28, embraced martyrdom during a clash with terrorists in Kulachi area on November 22, when the army raided the house of TTP commander Zahir Shah in Musa Zai Mohllah. During the firing, a soldier got injured and Major Ishaq ran to rescue him, injuring himself as a result.

Source: Pakistan Today January 04, 2018 17:15 UTC