Rawalpindi/Peshawar:
At least 45 terrorists were killed in anti-terrorist operations in different tribal districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwwa in which 19 military were also martyred, confirmed on Saturday the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed that the entire nation joins the threat of terrorism and proxies to foreign sponsors.
“From September 10 to 13, 35 khwarij belonging to the Indian Indian Fitna to the Khwarij were sent to hell in two separate commitments,” said the wing of the media, the ISPR, in a statement. The Government has officially designated the prohibition of Tehreek-E-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates as “Fitna al Khwarij”, which use their sanctuaries through the border in Afghanistan to launch attacks inside Pakistan.
Giving an breakdown, the ISPR declared that an intelligence -based operation (IBO) was performed by the Security Forces in the District of Bajaur, where the troops effectively hired Khwarij’s location and eliminated 22 terrorists after an intense fire exchange.
Another 13 Khwarij were neutralized in the South Waziristan district in a separate meeting, the statement added. “However, during the intense exchange of fire, 12 brave children of land, after having gallantly fought, paid the last sacrifice and hugged Shahadat.” Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the murdered terrorists.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the field marshal of the Army Chief, Syed also Munir, who visited Bannu on Saturday, also attended the funeral prayers for the martyred military. The prime minister praised the martyred soldiers as “true heroes of the nation” and promised that their sacrifices would not go in vain.
He also visited the CMH in Bannu to ask about the health of the injured military during the operation. Praising his courage, high moral and dedication, he praised his “selfless service to the nation.”
Separately, the security forces made another Ibo in the Lal Qilla Maidan area of low Dir District. The troops effectively hired the location of Khwarij, killing 10 terrorists sponsored by the Indians, said the ISPR. “However, during the intense exchange of fires, seven brave children of land, after having gallantly fought, paid the last sacrifice and hugged Shahadat as they saved beautiful lives from innocent civilians, who were hostage by Khawrij sponsored by the Indians,” he added.
The martyrdom military have been identified as Naik Abdul Jalil, 39, from northern Waziristan; Naik Gul, 38, by Lakki Marwat; Lance Naik Azmat Ullah, 28, by Lakki Marwat; Sepay Abdul Malik, 28, from Khyber; Sepoy Muhammad Amjad, 27, from Malakand; Sepoy Muhammad Dawood, 23, from Swabi; and Sepay Fazal Qayum, 21, by Dera Ismail Khan.
Disinfection operations are underway in the area. “Pakistan security forces are determined to eliminate the threat of terrorism sponsored by the country’s Indians and such sacrifices of our brave men even more strengthen our resolution,” added the ISPR.
The army said that intelligence reports have unequivocally confirmed the physical participation of Afghan citizens in these atrocious acts. In addition, the use of Afghan soil against Pakistan for Fitna terrorists to Khawarij continues to be a serious point of concern. Pakistan hopes that the Afghan interim government defends its responsibilities and denies the use of its soil for terrorist activities against Pakistan.
The prime minister said that Pakistan wanted peaceful relations with all neighboring countries, including Afghanistan. However, he urged Kabul to make a clear decision between maintaining good ties with Islamabad or continuing to house terrorists.
“The prohibited TTP and Fitna al Khwarij are responsible for attacks against innocent civilians and our security forces. Those hostile forces will not be able to sabotage peace in Pakistan,” he added.
He also announced that an important meeting of the federal cabinet in terrorism would soon be convened. “Pakistan’s enemies cannot impose their destructive ideology on our nation. We will defeat them together with total power,” he said.
At the beginning of his arrival at Bannu Cantt, the prime minister was received by the Syed field marshal also and the commander of Peshawar’s body. He was given a detailed informative session on the security scene of the region, including the threats raised by the representatives backed by the Indians and their facilitators that operate through the western border.
Meanwhile, experts have noticed alarm that the terrorist activity has flourished in the withdrawal of the American forces of Afghanistan. A September 12 article in the Post Jerusalem establishes that Al Qaeda has resurfaced in Afghanistan under Taliban protection, raising a renewed threat to the United States and global security. The group has rebuilt the networks, according to reports, led by Hamza Bin Laden and Saif to Adel, with training camps distributed in the provinces and Afghan ties with the Taliban factions.
Experts have also declared that Al Qaeda, the TTP and ISKP together with the Afghan Taliban are strengthening their terrorist link, directly endangering the security of Pakistan and other regional countries together with the United States.
They have warned that the TTP is becoming an international terrorist team that threatens global peace and transnational security. And the expansion of the TTP throughout the region is being fed by Al Qaeda and Taliban cooperation. They said that terror Nexus represents the daily threat for the stability and national security of Pakistan.
