- Killed terrorists involved in several terrorist activities: ISPR
- Arms, ammunition recovered from killed terrorists.
- Remediation operation underway to eliminate others.
Security forces on Friday killed eight Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted in the tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the Pakistan Armed Forces conducted the IBO in the area due to the reported presence of terrorists.
“During the execution of the operation, own troops effectively engaged khawarij locations and after an intense exchange of fire, eight Indian-sponsored khawarij were sent to hell,” the ISPR statement read.
Security forces recovered large caches of arms and ammunition from the slain terrorists who remained actively involved in several terrorist activities against the forces and the killing of innocent civilians, it added.
Meanwhile, a decontamination operation is underway in the area to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area.
Pakistan has been grappling with rising terrorist incidents, especially in KP and Balochistan, since the Afghan Taliban regime took power in 2021.
Since then, terrorists have carried out hundreds of cross-border terrorist attacks in Pakistan, leading to the martyrdom of soldiers and countless civilians, including women and children.
During the first eight months of 2025, KP alone recorded over 600 terrorist incidents, resulting in the martyrdom of at least 138 civilians and 79 policemen.
The latest attack came earlier in the day when three policemen, including a senior official, embraced martyrdom after two blasts hit KP’s Hangu district.
Police said SP Operations Asad Zubair and two others were martyred when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED).
The police rushed to inspect a blast site where a blast had taken place.
Pakistan has long urged the Afghan Taliban regime to prevent its soil from being used to launch attacks inside Pakistan.
The cross-border terrorism also resulted in tense border clashes between forces from the two neighboring countries earlier this month.
Pakistan struck several Taliban posts along the border on October 12 after they, aided by affiliated militants, resorted to unprovoked firing.
Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes resulted in the killing of over 200 Afghan Taliban and affiliated militants.
As many as 23 Pakistani soldiers also embraced martyrdom during the clashes.
Security forces also destroyed many terrorist strongholds in “precision strikes” in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province and Kabul.
The two countries have since stopped hostilities following a ceasefire agreement requested by the Afghan Taliban regime.
Delegations from both countries are scheduled to meet in Istanbul, Turkey tomorrow (October 25) to hold further discussions on the deal.
