Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Security forces have killed nine Khwarij in two separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to Radio Pakistan, seven Khwarij were killed in an intelligence-based operation by security forces in Mohmand district. During an intense fire exchange, two brave sons of soil, Havaldar Muhammad Zahid and Sepoy Aftab Ali Shah embraced martyrdom while fighting gallantly.

In another encounter, two Khwarij were effectively neutralized in Dera Ismail Khan during an exchange of fire with own troops. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed Khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities.