- Armed forces shoot dead 11 terrorists in Kurram IBO.
- At least seven khawarij killed in Mohmand district.
- Sanitation operations underway in areas: ISPR
At least 30 Indian Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists were killed during multiple operations carried out by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the army’s media wing said on Thursday.
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement, said that an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO), conducted in Mohmand district on November 18 and 19, resulted in the death of four terrorists.
“Another intelligence operation was carried out in Lakki Marwat district. In the subsequent exchange of fire, security forces effectively neutralized two khawarij,” he added.
Security forces killed another Fitna al-Khawarij terrorist during the third encounter that took place in Tank district.
In Kurram district, as many as 12 terrorists were neutralized after an intense exchange of fire during an operation targeting the suspected presence of militants on November 19.
“Taking advantage of intelligence regarding the presence of another group of Khawarij, in the same area, in another intelligence-based operation, our own troops successfully neutralized 11 more,” the ISPR statement added.
Disinfection operations were being carried out to eliminate any other Indian-backed terrorists found in the areas.
The successful IBOs come as the armed forces have intensified their efforts to eradicate terrorism under Operation Azm-e-Istehkam.
Terrorist attacks have seen a sharp rise in Pakistan, particularly in the border provinces of KP and Balochistan, since 2021, when the Afghan Taliban regime came to power.
A police report noted that KP alone recorded more than 600 terrorist incidents, in which at least 79 police officers were martyred along with 138 civilians, during the first eight months of 2025.
The violence spread to other regions of the country, including Islamabad, where a suicide bomb attack on November 11 martyred 12 people and injured 36 others, including lawyers and petitioners.
Islamabad has repeatedly urged Kabul and the international community to address the presence of terrorist safe havens in Afghanistan, including those of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Despite Pakistan’s efforts to engage the Taliban regime on the issue of cross-border terrorism, Kabul has remained largely indifferent to its concerns.
Recent talks, mediated by Qatar and Turkiye, on regional peace ended in vain due to what Islamabad called the Taliban’s “illogical arguments” and their unrealistic views.
Pakistan’s position on terrorism emanating from Afghanistan also received support from the head of the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee against Daesh and Al-Qaeda.
Denmark’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Sandra Jensen Landi, who also serves as chair of the committee, submitted a report to the UNSC, stating that the TTP carried out multiple high-profile attacks in Pakistan from Afghan soil.
He called the TTP “a serious threat” emanating from the region and said the terrorist group was receiving constant logistical and substantial support from “de facto” authorities in Afghanistan.
