RAWALPINDI: A major terrorism activity was averted in North Waziristan onFriday after security forces successfully conducted an intelligence-basedoperation (IBO) on a militants’ hideout, said the Inter-Services PublicRelations (ISPR) said in a statement.

The military’s media wing said that two hardcore terrorists including animprovised explosive device (IED) specialist were killed during theoperation in North Waziristan. One terrorist was also arrested during theintelligence-based operation (IBO), the ISPR added.

According to ISPR, the wanted terrorists were involved in the killing ofinnocent people, extortion kidnapping and other crimes.

The terrorists were also involved in attacks on security forces, said theISPR.