Identification of killed terrorists in process: ISPR

Last updated on: 16 April,2019 04:52 pm

Identification of killed terrorists in process, says ISPR.

RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Tuesday said the dead bodies of the terrorists – killed in Peshawar today – have been recovered and their identification is in process.

The ISPR issued a media release and told that Pakistan Army and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police conducted a joint intelligence-based operation in Hayatabad Phase VII, Peshawar against a terrorist hideout.

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The ISPR confirmed that five terrorists were killed while ASI Qamar Alam embraced martyrdom. An officer and a soldier got injured, it added.

It is worth mentioning here that the operation against the terrorists continued for 16 hours. A wave of fear spread in the vicinity when heavy weapons were used. The adjacent area was cordoned off.

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On the other hand, the funeral prayers for Qamar Alam were offered at the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines.