Security forces killed 22 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the army’s media affairs wing said on Thursday.
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the operation was carried out based on the reported presence of terrorists belonging to Indian Proxy. Fitna al Khwarij.
Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses to refer to terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
“During the performance of [the] operation, his own troops effectively engaged khawarij location and after an intense exchange of gunfire, 22 khawarij They were sent to hell,” the ISPR stated.
“A clean-up operation is underway to remove any further Indian-sponsored events. kharji found in the area, as the relentless counter-terrorism campaign under the ‘Azm-i-Istehkam’ vision (approved by the Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) by Pakistan’s security forces and law enforcement agencies will continue in full swing to eliminate the menace of foreign sponsored and supported terrorism from the country,” the statement read.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to the security forces for the success of the operation.
On Tuesday, 22 terrorists were killed during an IBO in Bannu, the ISPR said in a statement.
“During the operation, our own troops effectively engaged the khawarij location and after an intense exchange of gunfire, 22 khawarij “They were sent to hell,” the statement said.
Pakistan has witnessed a upturn in terrorist activities, especially in KP and Balochistan, after TTP term its ceasefire with the government in November 2022.
