Terrorist commander killed after attacking census team: ISPR

• Terrorists attacked a census team and martyred a policeman
• Security forces intercepted the terrorists in D.I. Khan
• A terrorist commander was killed in exchange of fire

TANK: Security forces killed a terrorist commander involved in an attack on a census team in the Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement said terrorists opened fire on policy deployed on census security duty in Tank during which a policeman was martyred.

After receiving information, security forces immediately cordoned off Gara Guldad areas in Dera Ismail Khan and blocked all possible escape routes.

The fleeing terrorists were intercepted in the Gara Guldad area and after an intense exchange of fire, terrorist commander Abdul Rasheed alias Rasheedi was killed.

The dead terrorist was wanted by police for being involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces as well as the killing of innocent civilians, the statement mentioned.

The forces also recovered weapons and ammunition were recovered from the killed terrorist. The military press wing said locals appreciated the operation and commitment of security forces to eliminate the menace of terrorism.

In another incident, a census team was attacked in Kot Azam area in Tank during which a policeman Khan Nawab embraced martyrdom and eight others sustained serious injuries.

The injured include police constables Shah Nawaz and Aslam Khan, Levies official Bismillah, Frontier Constabulary official Abdullah and driver Eid Jan.

The policeman received bullet injuries in an armed attack from terrorists on a police van deployed for the security of census staff.

The injured officials retaliated and the attackers escaped from the scene. They were shifted to DHQ Hospital for medical treatment where their condition was stated as being stable.

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