The security forces killed eight terrorists and wounded four others while frustrating an attempt to infiltrate Pakistan with Afghanistan in the Waziristan district of the north of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said the wing of military media affairs on Sunday.
Pakistan has witnessed an increase in terrorist activities during the past year, especially in KP and Baluchistan, after the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outlaw (TTP) ended its high fire with the government in November 2022.
On April 5/6, the “Movement of a group of KhwarijTrying to infiltrate through the border of Pakistan-Fanistan, it was collected by the Security Forces in the General Area ”of the Hassan Khel in the north of Waziristan, said the public relations between services (ISPR) in a press release.
“The own troops committed and effectively frustrated their attempt to infiltrate. After an intense fire exchange, eight Khwarij They were sent to hell, while four Khwarij He was injured, ”he added.
Fitna al Khawarij It is a term that the State uses to refer to prohibited TTP.
“Pakistan has been constantly asking the interim Afghan government to guarantee effective border management on its side of the border,” said the ISPR, added that he expected Kabul ” Khwarij to perpetuate acts of terrorism against Pakistan. ”
The ISPR said that “Pakistan security forces are determined and remain committed to ensuring their borders and eliminating the threat of terrorism in the country.”
The statement added that a disinfection operation was being carried out to eliminate any other Kharji found in the area.
The attempt at failed infiltration follows another at the end of March in northern Wazirist. The security forces had frustrated that attempt and killed 16 terrorists.
Days later, 11 terrorists were killed in four different meetings with KP security forces, 10 of which were eliminated in different areas of North Wazirist.
Last month, the government had ruled out a new military operation in the midst of an increase in terrorist attacks, especially in KP and Baluchistan.
Militant violence and security operations intensified in the country in March, with the number of militant attacks that exceed 100 for the first time since November 2014, according to data published by the Institute of Conflict Studies and Security of Pakistan (PICSS).
In KP, at least 206 people were killed, including 49 security personnel, 34 civilians and 123 militants, while 115 were injured, with 63 security personnel and 49 civilians among them, according to the PICSS report.
Pakistan took second place in the 2025 global terrorism index, with the number of deaths in terrorist attacks that increased by 45 percent during the past year to 1,081.
