Security forces killed 11 terrorists during a series of intelligence-based operations (IBO) conducted in the last 48 hours in the Datta Khel area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said on Sunday.
A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that security forces engaged “several Khawarij places” in the area, leading to “intense and violent exchanges of fire”.
“11 khawarij belonging to Indian sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij was effectively neutralized during the operations,” it said.
Following a series of intelligence-based operations, security forces have in the last forty-eight hours engaged several Khwarijs’ locations in the general area of Datta Khel, North Waziristan District.
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Fitna al-Khawarija term used by the state for terrorists associated with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
The statement further added that arms and ammunition were recovered from the terrorists, who had been “actively involved in several terrorist activities in the area”.
The military said clearance operations were continuing to eliminate any remaining terrorists from the area.
ISPR said that the counter-terrorism campaign during Azm-e-Istehkam the framework would continue “at full speed to eradicate the threat of foreign sponsored and supported terrorism from the country”.
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A day earlier, in a joint operation, law enforcement agencies (LEA), security forces and members of local militias neutralized at least twenty-five terrorists, including a commander belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in Bannu.
A policeman and a volunteer were martyred while five persons, including a child, sustained injuries during the action.
Last week, security forces also killed 22 terrorists during a decontamination operation also carried out in North Waziristan district.
KP has been fighting terrorism since the US’s ouster from Afghanistan, with terrorists often crossing the border to target police convoys and vehicles, resulting in the deaths of several officials and personnel.
The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies said in a report that 85 confirmed terrorist attacks were recorded in April, down from 146 in March, marking a 42% drop, while deaths from such attacks fell from 106 to 60, extending a downward trajectory that had begun the previous month.
The report attributed the improvement to Pakistan’s cross-border military campaign against terrorist groups and Taliban positions between February 26 and March 18, which later gave way to a suspension of hostilities and talks in Urumqi, China.
