Pakistan state media reported on October 6 that security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan in which five alleged militants were killed and two others injured. Dawn reported the same account, citing security sources.
According to those sources, security forces targeted hideouts in North Waziristan and surrounding areas after monitoring militant movements. The sources described those targeted as members of Fitna al-Khawarij, a term Pakistani authorities use for militants associated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the security forces for the operation. The reported casualty figures, identities and alleged affiliation are based on official and security-source accounts. The available reports did not include separate independent confirmation of those details.