Ten India-backed Khawarij killed in a Lakki Marwat while three others were killed in exchange of fire in DI Khan
Security forces killed 13 ‘India-backed’ terrorists in two intelligence-based operations conducted across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on November 20 and 21, the military said on Friday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the terrorists, described as members of the “Indian-proxy Fitna al-Khawarij network”, were taken out in separate engagements in Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan districts.
According to ISPR, security forces and law enforcement agencies launched a joint intelligence-based operation in the general area of Paharkhel, Lakki Marwat, after receiving reports of the presence of terrorists. “During the execution of the operation, own troops effectively engaged the khawarij site and after an intense exchange of fire, ten khawarij were sent to hell,” the statement said.
Another operation was conducted in Dera Ismail Khan where troops “effectively neutralized” three more terrorists after a gunfight. Arms and ammunition were recovered from the “Indian-sponsored khawarij” who, according to the ISPR, were involved in numerous attacks on security forces, law enforcement agencies and in targeted killings of civilians.
Remediation operations are underway in the affected areas to remove any remaining threat, the statement added. The ISPR reiterated that the “relentless” counter-terrorism campaign under Azm-e-Istehkam – endorsed by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan – would continue at full speed to dismantle what it described as foreign-sponsored militant networks operating against the state.
