
Pak army commando, 6 militants killed in gunfight in Pakistan
Deccan ChroniclePeshawar: A Pakistan Army commando and six militants were killed in a gunfight between security forces and terrorists during a search operation in the restive northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, sources have said.The incident occurred on Saturday in the Lur Maudan area in Tirah Valley of Khyber district bordering Afghanistan. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has been active in the area, with several attacks targeting security forces. There has been an uptick in the incidents of terrorism in Pakistan since the Taliban took over the government in Kabul in 2021, dashing hopes in Islamabad that a friendly government in Afghanistan would help to tackle militancy. The Pakistani government has officially declared the banned organisation as "Fitna al-Khawarij", a reference to a group in earlier Islamic history which was involved in violence.
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