- Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps carrying out disinfection in Nosham.
- Security forces find arms, ammunition from militants.
- Clearing operation continues against remaining militants in area: ISPR.
Security forces have neutralized seven India-sponsored militants while five security personnel, including an army major, were martyred during a decontamination operation in Balochistan’s Barkhan district, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.
The military’s media wing said Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps Balochistan personnel began a decontamination operation in Barkhan’s Nosham area on the morning of May 13 to eliminate terrorists of the India-backed Fitna al-Hindustan.
During the operation, a group of terrorists were located and engaged by troops, it said, adding that seven terrorists were killed in a gunfight.
“Arms, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the slain terrorists.”
But during intense exchange of fire, five brave sons of soil, including a field officer, met the ultimate sacrifice and embraced martyrdom, the military’s media wing said.
The martyred personnel were identified as Major Tauseef Ahmed Bhatti, 31, resident of Pakpattan District, Naik Fida Hussain, 36, of Sukkur District, Sepoy Zakir Hussain, 32, of Skardu District, Sepoy Suhail Ahmed, 21, of Khanewal District, and Sepoy Muhammad Khan, Y.
Security forces are continuing a decontamination operation to eliminate any other India-sponsored terrorists in the area, the statement said.
The military promised that the relentless counter-terrorism campaign under the vision of “Azm e Istehkam” – as approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan – by security forces and law enforcement agencies 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.
