Rawalpindi:
The security forces killed 13 terrorists involved in numerous activities, including the facilitation of a suicide bombardment, kidnappings and the objective murder of government officials and civilians, during an operation based on intelligence in Dera Ismail Khan, said the wing of military media in a statement.
According to public relations between services (ISPR), the security forces launched an operation based on intelligence on the reports of the presence of terrorists belonging to the Indian group ‘Fitna al Khwarij’, in the district of Dera Ismail Khan of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday.
During the operation, the troops killed 13 terrorists sponsored by the Indians and confiscated weapons and ammunition. The ISPR said that the terrorists, killed in the operation, participated in activities that include facilitating a suicidal bombing attack in Daraan in December 2023, the kidnapping and the objective murder of government and innocent civil officials.
The statement added that an operation was being carried out to clear the area of the remaining terrorists, reaffirming that the Pakistan security forces remain determined to eliminate the threat of terrorism backed by the country’s Indians.
PM, the president praises security forces
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the security forces for the operation in Dera Ismail Khan. “Those terrorists who carried out the suicide attack in Daraman in December 2023, causing damage to innocent civilians, have been successfully sent to hell in this recent operation,” he said in a statement.
He praised the military and security forces for his professionalism, saying that they remained central to the Pakistan anti -terrorism campaign. “Through the professional skills of the Army and the security forces of Pakistan, we will uproot the country’s terrorism monster,” said Prime Minister.
He added that all state institutions were completely mobilized to guarantee the elimination of militancy. “All government institutions are completely active for the complete eradication of terrorism in the country,” he concluded.
President Asif Ali Zardari congratulated the nation and security forces for a successful operation against terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan. In his statement, he praised the courage of the soldiers and their role to guarantee national security. “The courage and the sacrifices of our soldiers make all the citizens of the country safe,” President Zardari said.
He said that the fight against terrorism was critical to ensure the future of Pakistan. “This fight against terrorism is the guarantee of the Pakistan Pacific,” he said.
Zardari added that the sacrifices made to defend the authority of the State would be remembered in history. “Every sacrifice made to establish the order of the State will be written in golden words in history,” he said.
“The people of Pakistan have always been with their martyrs and Ghazis, and rejected terrorism,” he said. “Saving the young generation of extremism is our collective responsibility,” he concluded.
Shehbaz warns Kabul
Pakistan has continually faced the terrorist infiltration of the border areas of Afghanistan. Last week, Prime Minister Shehbaz categorically warned Kabul to make a clear decision between Pakistan and Khawarij, saying that Afghanistan could not receive militants by destabilizing his neighbor and at the same time wait normal ties with Islamabad.
“Pakistan will deliver a plot in accordance with terrorism,” he said, emphasizing that “there will be no ambiguity or doubts in him.” He said that the intellectual authors and facilitators of terrorist attacks in Pakistan are operating from the Afghan soil with Indian support.
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“Afghanistan has been categorically told that you must choose between Islamabad and the Khawarij,” he added. The prime minister said that Afghan citizens had been involved in recent attacks after infiltrating the border, which underlines the urgency of repatriating undocumented Afghan residents.
Rejecting what he called the politicization of terrorism, Shehbaz warned that “those who advocate Khawarij or facilitate the terrorist representatives of India act as their agents and will be treated accordingly.”
The statement came after 19 soldiers were martyred and 45 terrorists linked to the Khwarij Fitna network sponsored by India were killed in three separate intelligence based on intelligence in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa between September 10 and 13.
