According to sources, three of the terrorists were killed in an exchange of firing with the security forces while the remaining two exploded themselves when the security forces besieged them.
Giving details, the sources said that the Peshawar Police had on Sunday morning received a tip off regarding the presence of the remaining terrorists in an under-construction house in Pawoka village. Huge contingent of police and military men reached the area and made an attempt to enter into the house. But, one police personnel died and two others sustained injuries when the militants opened fire. The security forces retaliated with heavy firing and lobbed hand grenades, which resulted in the killing of three terrorists while the remaining two resisted for several hours and when the forces were closing in they blew themselves up and died on the spot.
During the operation, the residents of the Pawoka village remained hostage inside their houses for several hours. Talking to media persons, SSP Operation Imran Shahid said that police had reached the site after proper planning and delay in the operation was part of their strategy.
According to the ISPR spokesman, all the militants were foreigners and after a successful operation the area had been declared clear while scheduled flights had resumed from Bacha Khan International Airport.
Inspector General of Police Akbar Khan Hoti, while talking to journalists said that police were frontline fighters against terrorists and had rendered huge sacrifices in the war. Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Pervez George said that the passenger side of the Airport had reopened after an 18-hour closure and there was no damage to the terminals.
Meanwhile, the funeral prayers of martyred policeman was offered in Peshawar, which was attended by Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, IG police Akbar Khan Hoti, Chief Capital City Police Imtiaz Altaf and other high ranking police officers. The two injured police personnel were shifted to Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar.