Three terrorists were killed by Security Forces in an exchange of fire during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 2, reports Dawn. A statement from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said SFs conducted a joint IBO based on the reported presence of terrorists. “During the conduct of operation, after intense fire exchange, three terrorists were successfully neutralised and sent to hell. These terrorists have been identified as terrorist ringleader Azmat Azmati, terrorist ringleader Karamat Hanzla and terrorist Rehan,” the ISPR said. It added that they were actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area, including the recent abduction of a South Waziristan District sessions judge.
A Police van guarding a Polio vaccination team came under heavy firing in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 2, reports The Khorasan Diary. A deputy superintendent of Police (DSP) was also in the mobile van. The attackers managed to escape after retaliation from the Police.