RAWALPINDI: A terrorist involved in a recent attack on a convoy of foreign dignitaries in Swat was gunned down during a joint intelligence-based operation (IBO), the military’s media wing said in a statement on Saturday.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the terrorist was killed during a joint IBO in the Charbagh area of District Swat on the night between October 4-5.
In a statement, ISPR said two terrorists — including Kharji ring leader Atta Ullah [aka] Mehran — were killed after an intense exchange of fire, while another terrorist was arrested.
Atta Ullah remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area, including the attack on the convoy of foreign dignitaries, the statement read. “Sanitisation of the area is being carried out to eliminate any other Kharji found in the area.”
The military’s media wing said security forces in coordination with law enforcement agencies are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country,” the statement added.
A policeman was martyred while three were injured when their vehicle, part of a convoy of foreign diplomats from 12 countries, was caught in a roadside bomb on Malam Jabba Road in Swat district on September 22.
The diplomats, who remained safe, were visiting the Swat Valley area at the invitation of the local chamber of commerce to showcase it as a potential tourist destination. The bomb had exploded as the convoy was en route to the Malam Jabba hill station.
As per the details, Swat Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Muhammad Ali Khan has said that delegations from Indonesia, Portugal, Kazakhstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Iran, Russia, and Tajikistan were part of the convoy.
