Two most-wanted terrorists were killed by security forces in two separate operations in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Monday.

​In Barmal Tehsil, South Waziristan, police officials claimed to have killed a commander of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Qari Hussain. According to official sources, Hussain was killed in a firefight in a remote area of Barmal Tehsil, Lower South Waziristan. Police officials described him as a key TTP member involved in serious crimes, including attacks on security forces, extortion, kidnapping and targeted killings.

​The second operation took place in the Wanda Amir area of Lakki Marwat district, where another terrorist was killed during an intense clash between local police and armed civilians. Police officials reported that local police, aided by armed villagers and members of the peace committee, launched intelligence based operation about the terrorists’ presence. During the heavy exchange of fire, which occurred within the jurisdiction of Saddar Police Station, one terrorist was eliminated.

​The slain terrorist was identified as Hekmatullah, who was wanted by the police and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in various terrorism-related cases. Lakki Marwat’s District Police Officer (DPO), Nazir Khan, confirmed that elite force commandos, supported by Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), also participated in the operation. The DPO vowed that the police and the public would continue their joint operations to completely eradicate this menace from the district.