ISLAMABAD:Three terrorists, including a notorious commander, were killed in a hard-fought operation carried out by security forces in Tirah Valley of Khyber District.

According to a statement issued by the ISPR on Tuesday, the operation was launched after the security forces received information about the presence of terrorists in the areas. Intense firing was exchanged during the gunbattle between the soldiers and the terrorists. Resultantly, three terrorists including commander Kifayat, also known as Taur Adnan, were killed.

These slain terrorists were involved in militant attacks on law-enforcement agencies and innocent citizens. The security forces are committed to wipe out terrorism from Pakistan, the ISPR statement said.

During last week, security forces had also killed eight terrorists and arrested five others in intelligence-based operations (IBOs) conducted in two districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The military’s media wing had then stated that a fierce firefight between forces and terrorists occurred during the first operation in the general vicinity of Jani Khel, Bannu District. Six terrorists were “sent to hell” as a result, while five were captured.

In another operation, two terrorists were killed in the general area of Datta Khel, North Waziristan District, during a fierce clash with security forces.