By our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Security forces successfully foiled a major terrorist attack on a check post in South Waziristan after destroying an explosives-laden vehicle before it could breach the security perimeter. Four militants, including a suicide bomber, were killed during the operation, while security forces suffered no casualties.
According to security sources, the attackers had attempted to ram a vehicle packed with explosives into the check post. Alert troops responded swiftly and targeted the vehicle outside the outer defensive barrier. The vehicle was completely destroyed, killing the suicide bomber on the spot and preventing any damage to the installation.
The remaining three militants fled into a nearby building, where security forces launched a clearance operation and killed all of them. Search and sanitization operations were continuing in the area.
Meanwhile, security forces were conducting ongoing operations in Dargai Kot, Laman and adjoining areas of Wana in South Waziristan, targeting suspected militant hideouts to restrict terrorist movement and eliminate safe havens.
In a separate intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Khui area of Lakki Marwat district, four militants belonging to the Fitna al-Khawarij-linked Astarana group were killed. The deceased were identified as Abu Dujana, Arshad, and Abu Zar alias Khayal Badin, son of Muhammad Aslam, while efforts were underway to confirm the identity of the fourth militant.
In another successful operation in the border region of Taunsa Sharif between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, security forces killed three militants and injured several others. One of the slain militants was identified as Amir Baloch, while the identities of the remaining militants were being verified.
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