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Three terrorists killed as forces thwart infiltration attempt in Dir
TTP or local gangsters? The reporter reporteth not. [DailyTimes.pk] Three bad boyz were potted after security forces thwarted an infiltration attempt near the Pakistain-Afghanistan border ...also known as Pashtunistan, home of ignorance, poverty, and automatic weapons... in Lower Dir, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday. The ISPR, in a statement, said that the faceless myrmidons killed during the exchange of fire were identified as Swat ...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat... residents Abid and Yousaf Khan, as well as Abdul Sattar, a resident of Mardan. Moreover, the ISPR said that a large stash of weapons, ammunition, and grenades was recovered. "These faceless myrmidons [were] involved in several target-killing incidents in Swat in 2019." The military’s media wing said that the faceless myrmidons had planned on infiltrating and targeting several "notables" in Pakistain, however, they were timely engaged and killed. "Locals of the area appreciated the operation and vowed their full support to defeat [the] menace of terrorism from the area," the military’s media wing added. Related: Lower Dir: 2019-12-20 Suicide blast in Lakki Marwat, no casualties Lower Dir: 2019-12-18 Roadside bombing kills 10 civilians in Afghanistan Lower Dir: 2019-08-15 PML-N activist arrested, charged with sedition Related: Swat: 2020-12-30 Boxcar's sister blocks residency challenges to 4,000 Georgia voters Swat: 2020-11-28 Low-Wattage Justice Sotomayor's Attack on the Bill of Rights Makes Her the Left's New Supreme Court Bobblehead Swat: 2020-09-19 White House To Put Forward SCOTUS Nominee 'In The Coming Days' Posted by: trailing wife 2021-02-04 |
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