Pakistani forces kill 2 wanted terrorists in northwest: army

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani security forces have killed two wanted terrorists in an operation in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Wednesday.

An army statement said the intelligence-based operation was conducted in Swat valley, the former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban and two wanted terrorists Asad alias Anus and Wahab were killed.

"Both were being traced for their previous involvement for terrorist activities" in Malakand Division, a statement from the army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said.

The statement further said the security agencies got accurate intelligence about their move from Afghanistan and entering Swat Valley for a possible terrorist activity.

"Due to effective security in place both were traced in the hideout and killed during encounter," it said.

The operations are part of the major offensive, codenamed "Radd-ul-Fasaad" or "reject discord" in English, launched in February this year to "eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country" after over 100 people were killed in a series of terrorist attacks.

The security forces had conducted a major operation in Swat Valley in 2009 against the members of the banned Pakistani Taliban. Endietm