- Four terrorists killed during gunfight in Tank.
- A militant neutralized in separate DI Khan IBO: ISPR.
- Arms, ammunition recovered from eliminated terrorists.
Security forces neutralized five India-sponsored terrorists during two Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 7-8. May, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.
The troops conducted an IBO in the tank district about the reported presence of terrorists, said the military’s media wing.
During the execution of the operation, the security personnel engaged effectively khawarij location, and after an intense exchange of fire, four terrorists, belonging to the India-sponsored Fitna-al-Khwarij was killed, it added.
Another IBO was carried out by security forces in Dera Ismail Khan district where a terrorist was killed after an exchange of fire.
Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the slain terrorists who remained actively involved in several terrorist activities in the area.
The forces launched a clearance operation to eliminate any other militants found in the area.
The military promised: “[…] relentless campaign against terrorism under the vision of ‘Azm e Istehkam’ – as approved by the Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan – by security forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistan will continue at full speed to wipe out the menace of foreign sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.”
Pakistan has seen a sharp rise in cross-border terrorist incidents, particularly in the bordering provinces of KP and Balochistan, since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021.
Islamabad has repeatedly called on Kabul to prevent its soil from being used by terrorist organizations to carry out attacks within its territory.
However, the Afghan Taliban regime refused to act against terrorist groups involved in countless attacks on Pakistani security forces and civilians.
Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq in February this year, months after the two countries agreed to a ceasefire by October 2025, following clashes triggered by unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban regime at several border points.
Despite many rounds of negotiations, both countries have so far failed to reach an agreement due to the Afghan Taliban regime’s reluctance to crack down on terrorist outfits operating from its soil.
