{"id":505358,"date":"2025-09-28T00:22:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T19:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=505358"},"modified":"2025-09-28T00:22:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T19:22:05","slug":"17-terrorists-killed-in-karak-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/17-terrorists-killed-in-karak-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"17 terrorists killed in Karak operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Weapons, ammunition recovered during operation<br \/>\n KARAK<br \/>\n17 terrorists of Fitna-ul-Khawarij were killed during an operation by security forces in Karak district, Khyber Pakhtunkhw while several were injured.<br \/>\nSecurity forces carried out a major operation in Darshakhel area of Shah Saleem police precincts, killing 17 Khawarij .<br \/>\nDPO Shahbaz Elahi told reporters that the raid targeted a concentrated group of Khawarij operating in and around Darshakhel. \u201cFollowing credible intelligence about militant movement, security forces moved in and engaged the terrorists. After several hours of fierce firefights, 17 TTP Khawarij were killed,\u201d he said,<br \/>\n\u201cAround 22 Khawarij started moving towards the population after evening, but security forces surrounded them from all sides and took action, resulting in the killing of more than 17 khawaij belonging to the banned TTP,\u201d he stated.<br \/>\nDPO Shahbaz Elahi said the operation was launched following confirmed information about the presence of Khawarijs in the Darshakhel area of Karak. 17 Khawarijs died in clashes with security forces..<br \/>\nThe District Police Officer (DPO) reported that a large cache of weapons was recovered during the search operation and urged residents not to leave their homes or shelter anyone.<br \/>\nDPO Shahbaz Elahi urged residents not to leave their homes until the completion of the operation and to cooperate with police and security forces. He said that any information about injured militants should be reported to police immediately Security sources said that 7 to 10 of Khawarijs have been critically injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weapons, ammunition recovered during operation KARAK 17 terrorists of Fitna-ul-Khawarij were killed during an operation by security forces in Karak district, Khyber Pakhtunkhw while several were injured. Security forces carried out a major operation in Darshakhel area of Shah Saleem police precincts, killing 17 Khawarij . 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