Four terrorists were killed during a joint intelligence-based operation (IBO) by security forces and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Friday.

It said the security forces and LEAs conducted the joint IBO on April 18, 2025 on reported presence of terrorists. ‘During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged khwarij location, resultantly four khwarij were sent to hell,’ the statement added.

It said the security forces recovered weapons and ammunition from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area.

‘Sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Kharji found in the area”, the statement said, adding that the security forces in coordination with LEAs were determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country.