Hayatabad: 5 terrorists killed in Army-Police operation in Peshawar

PESHAWAR - One police officer embraced martyrdom and two Pakistan Army soldiers were wounded in a joint operation against terrorists hiding in a house in capital city of northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Five terrorists were killed in the intelligence-based operation after security forces cordoned a house in F7 sector of Peshawar's Hayatabad area last night.

The deceased policeman has been identified as Qamar Alam, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Tuesday noon.

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According to provincial Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai, the authorities had intelligence about the presence of six terrorists — who had earlier attacked a judge and additional inspector-general of police — at a house in the locality.

According to police, the militants had been living in the rented house for past month.

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As the operation was successfully completed, the security forces took the bodies of terrorists in custody.

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The building later collapsed following a blast, caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) fitted in a motorcycle parked inside the house.

The bomb exploded while the bomb disposal squad was attempting to diffuse it.