The security forces killed two terrorists during an intelligence-based operation on Friday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

The terrorists identified as Abdullah Khadri and Khalid alias Janan were killed during the operation conducted on the reported presence of terrorists in the area,“ it added.

According to the ISPR, the killed terrorists remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area including target killing of innocent civilians.

“Sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area as the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country,” it said.