On May 4, six terrorists were killed and their hideouts were busted during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out by Security Forces (SFs) in the North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, reports Dawn. A statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) read that the security forces carried out the operation following the reported presence of terrorists in the area. During an intense exchange of fire with security forces, six terrorists were killed, it added. According to the ISPR, those killed during the operation had remained actively involved in targeted killings of civilians in the area and numerous militant activities against SFs.