Information Minister says attacks were in response to recent terrorist attacks in KP
Pakistan carries out “precision strikes” along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border against militant hideouts, killing 26 terrorists in response to recent terror attacks in the country. SCREEN CAPTURE
Pakistan carried out “precision strikes” along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border against terrorist hideouts, killing 26 people. Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists in response to recent terrorist attacks in the country, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday.
The statement comes a day after six federal police officers (FCs) embraced martyrdom while bravely confronting terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an operation in Hassan Khel area on the outskirts of Peshawar.
According to a statement shared on
In the wake of recent terrorist incidents in Pakistan, including the terrorist attack on the federal police post in Musa Dara on June 9, 2026, suicide vehicle attacks on a military post in North Waziristan on June 2, 2026, and the police station in Bannu on May 9, 2026,… pic.twitter.com/rY0PGC6YIu
– Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) June 10, 2026
He said that “precise strikes were carried out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas against hideouts and safe havens of the masterminds and planners belonging to Fitna Al Khawarijkilling twenty-six sponsored Indians khawarijs.”
The statement said the action was based on “credible intelligence” and involved the “selective targeting of camps and hideouts… with precision and accuracy.”
He added that four targets were “completely destroyed,” including “a training center, a hideout, an ammunition depot and Marakiz belonging to Fitna Al Khawarij Commander Aleem Khan Khushali and Commander Akhtar Muhammad Jani Khel.”
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The information minister further said that Pakistan “has always strived to maintain peace and stability in the region” but emphasized that “the security of our citizens remains our top priority.”
He added that Pakistan’s “relentless anti-terror campaign under the vision of Azm-e-Istehkam will continue at full pace to eliminate the menace of foreign sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.”
The statement said the campaign is being carried out by “Pakistan’s security forces and law enforcement agencies” under the framework approved by the Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan.
Officials said the operation reflects Pakistan’s ongoing response to terrorist threats operating along its western border, although independent verification of the claims was not immediately available.
KP remains a key focus of the country’s counterterrorism efforts, with security forces regularly conducting IBOs against militants.
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The province witnessed a significant increase in militant violence last year, with more than 500 attacks reported, representing a 50% increase compared to the previous year.
According to a security evaluation obtained by The express PAkGazetteKP recorded 1,588 terrorism-related incidents, underlining the growing militant threat in settled and tribal districts. Despite the increase in attacks, security forces reportedly thwarted 320 major attacks, while 137 police officers were killed in the line of duty.
The report said joint operations by KP police, Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and other security agencies led to the arrest of 1,244 suspected militants, while 420 militants were killed in intelligence-based operations.
Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat, Hangu and Peshawar are among the districts most affected by militant violence, and the report notes a pattern of attacks allegedly planned and launched from across the Afghan border.
The CTD report also recorded a 56% increase in attacks on police personnel, rising from 327 in 2024 to 510 in 2025. During the year, security agencies carried out 2,791 search operations and identified 25 foreign militants, while extortion networks operating in Peshawar and other districts were dismantled, the report said.
Operation Ghazab Lil Haq was launched in late February following fresh clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, after Afghan Taliban forces fired at multiple locations, prompting swift military retaliation by Pakistan.
Neighboring countries have since escalated hostilities along the border. Clashes intensified after Afghanistan launched a border offensive in response to Pakistani airstrikes on terrorist positions and subsided during a temporary ceasefire on the occasion of Eidul Fitr.
In April, Pakistan presented three key demands to the Afghan Taliban during peace talks in Urumqi, China, including Kabul’s formal declaration of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan as a terrorist organization, the dismantling of its infrastructure and the presentation of verifiable evidence of the action. These demands form the basis of Pakistan’s negotiating position, which sources say has hardened amid persistent security concerns.
