Pakistan Killed 12 Terrorist: 12 terrorists and “some common citizens” were killed in drone attacks carried out by Pakistani security forces in a drone attacks carried out at a hideout of terrorists in the country’s turbulent Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The provincial government said in a press release that under the “campaign against terrorism”, terrorists’ bases were targeted on Saturday morning in the remote hill area of Katlang in Mardan district.
Women and children died
The government confirmed the casualties of ordinary citizens in these attacks and indicated that women and children could also be involved. The official report stated that 12 terrorists were killed during the campaign.
Operation conducted on half of intelligence
The press release said that this campaign was launched after getting “reliable intelligence information” about the hideout of terrorists. It said that many terrorists associated with the ongoing terrorist activities in the area were killed during this campaign. The press release said, “Unfortunately, the latter report confirmed that the area which was targeted, there were common citizens including women and children, resulting in common citizens casualties.”
Death of common citizens is extremely condemnable and tragic
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur said that the death of common citizens during the campaign is extremely condemnable and sad. The government said that it is providing medical assistance to the injured and providing relief and compensation to the families of the victims. The press release said that a thorough investigation will be done regarding the death of ordinary citizens during the campaign. Information Advisor to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif also expressed deep grief over the death of innocent people during the campaign.