Authorities have confirmed that one of the terrorists killed in a recent operation at Shah Salim police station in Karak's Darshakhel area was a Bangladeshi citizen.
The identification was made after officials recovered a Bangladeshi identity card, currency, and other personal belongings from the slain militant.
Recovery of identity documents
Officials said the recovered items included Bangladeshi national identity documents and currency, which confirmed the foreign link of the militant killed in Karak. This discovery has once again highlighted the presence of foreign nationals in militant networks operating in the region.
Previous incidents involving Bangladeshis
According to authorities, two or three Bangladeshi citizens have been killed in earlier encounters as well. These individuals reportedly traveled to Afghanistan under the pretext of religious preaching but later became part of extremist militant networks.
On Saturday, it had been reported that Pakistani security forces killed 17 terrorists linked to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an intelligence-based operation in Karak district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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According to security sources, the operation was carried out after intelligence confirmed the presence of the Mullah Nazir group in the remote Dareshk region. Units from the Pakistan Army, Special Services Group (SSG), and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) jointly took part in the mission.
The operation stretched over two days as forces encircled the terrorists in a difficult mountainous area. By the end of the offensive, 17 terrorists had been killed and over 10 sustained serious injuries. The fierce exchange also left at least three security officers injured.
