Security forces conducted a joint operation on Thursday in Kyber Pakhtunkhw’s Tehsil Tank, killing the terrorists who were involved in the abduction of a district and session court judge from South Waziristan.

On Monday, District and Sessions Judge Shakirullah Marwat was recovered safely from the border area of Dera Ismail Khan and Tank.

The police confirmed that Judge Marwat was completely fine when he was recovered.

The judge was kidnapped from a village named Bagwal near the border area of Tank and DI Khan.

ISPR released a statement on Thursday stating that “During the conduct of the operation, after intense fire exchange, three terrorists were successfully neutralised and sent to hell.”

The ISPR identified the terrorists as ringleader Azmat alias Azmati, ringleader Karamat alias Hanzla and Rehan.