Deadly NW Pakistan Operation: Five Terrorists, Two Security Personnel Killed
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Five Terrorists, Two Security Personnel Killed in NW Pakistan Operation
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News18•21-02-2026, 16:45
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.