Colonel martyred, 2 terrorists killed in DI Khan operation.

RAWALPINDI -- An army officer was martyred while two terrorists were killed on Monday as security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Tank district of Dera Ismail Khan to foil a 'major' terrorist activity. According to a press release from the InterServices Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted on a terrorist hideout.

A large cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the terrorist hideout, it added. Colonel Mujeebur Rehman was martyred during the exchange of fire. Rehman hailed from Bunji, District Astore and is survived by a widow, three sons and a daughter. The military's media wing further...

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