Security forces seized a cache of weapons and explosives hidden inside mosques during a targeted intelligence operation in Mozak village, located in the North Waziristan district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s public relations wing announced. In an official statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated the intelligence-based operation targeted hideouts belonging to Fitna Al-Khwarij, terrorist organizations supported and funded by India. Security forces “sanitized two hideouts established within mosques,” as per ISPR.
The operation resulted in the recovery of a large cache of prepared improvised explosive devices, ammunition, weapons, and explosive preparation materials. ISPR stated that the terrorists deliberately used the mosques to store these materials and to operate torture cells.
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Source: The Nation News
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