- Four terrorists killed during exchange of fire in Tank.
- One militant neutralized in DI Khan Separate IBO: ISPR.
- Weapons, ammunition recovered from eliminated terrorists.
Security forces neutralized five Indian-sponsored terrorists during two intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 7 and 8, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.
The troops carried out an IBO in the Tank area about the alleged presence of terrorists, the army’s media wing said.
During the operation, security personnel effectively combated the khawarij location, and after an intense exchange of fire, four terrorists, belonging to the Indian-sponsored group Fitna-al-Khwarij They were murdered, he added.
Security forces carried out another IBO in Dera Ismail Khan district, where a terrorist was killed after an exchange of fire.
Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the slain terrorists, who were still actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area.
The forces launched a sanitization operation to eliminate any other militants found in the area.
The military promised: “[…] The relentless campaign against terrorism under the ‘Azm e Istehkam’ vision, approved by the Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan, by Pakistan’s security forces and law enforcement agencies will continue at full pace to eliminate the menace of foreign sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.”
Pakistan has seen a sharp rise in cross-border terrorist incidents, particularly in the border provinces of KP and Balochistan, since the Afghan Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021.
Islamabad has repeatedly urged Kabul to prevent its territory from being used by terrorist organizations to carry out attacks within its territory.
However, the Afghan Taliban regime refused to act against terrorist groups involved in countless attacks on Pakistani security forces and civilians.
Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq in February this year, months after the two countries agreed to a ceasefire in October 2025, following clashes triggered by unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban regime at multiple border points.
Despite many rounds of talks, both countries have so far failed to reach an agreement due to the reluctance of the Afghan Taliban regime to take action against terrorist groups operating from its soil.
