Five Terrorists, Two Security Personnel Killed in NW Pakistan Operation

• Two security personnel were killed in a suicide attack during an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwest Pakistan.
• Five terrorists, identified as 'khawarij' from Fitna al Khwarij (a term for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan), were also killed in the Bannu district operation.
• The operation targeted the reported presence of khawarij, including a suicide bomber.
• A vehicle-borne suicide bomber was intercepted, preventing a larger attack on civilians and law enforcement in Bannu city.
• Lt Colonel Shahzada Gul Faraz and Sepoy Karamat Shah died when terrorists rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into their convoy.