PESHAWAR: At least 16 militants linked to the Pakistani Taliban were killed by security forces during an attempt to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan, the army said on Sunday.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) – the media wing of the army – said that security forces detected a group of terrorists attempting to cross the Afghan border in North Waziristan’s Ghulam Khan Kallay area on the night between 22/ 23 March.
“Own troops effectively engaged and thwarted their attempt to infiltrate. After an intense fire exchange, all sixteen Khwarij (terrorists) were sent to hell,” said the statement, using the term designating members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). PTI
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