An army officer was martyred while 13 terrorists were killed during three separate security operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the army’s media wing said in a statement on Thursday.
After the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) broke a fragile ceasefire agreement with the government in 2022, the country witnessed a sharp rise in the number of attacks against security forces and other law enforcement agencies. of law enforcement, particularly in Balochistan and KP.
According to the Ministry of Interior, in the last 10 months, 948 of 1,566 reported terrorist incidents occurred in KP, resulting in 583 deaths (out of a total of 924 martyrdoms).
A statement issued today by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said three security operations were carried out in the early hours of Thursday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
“In [the] reported presence of kwarij“Security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation in the general area of Jani Khel, Bannu district,” the statement said, adding that two terrorists were killed during the operation.
In the second operation, which took place in North Waziristan, “five kwarij “They were effectively neutralized by the security forces.”
The ISPR added that eight terrorists were also injured in the operation.
However, during the firefight, Major Muhammad Awais, 31, “who was leading his troops from the front, having fought bravely, made the ultimate sacrifice and embraced shahadat (martyrdom),” the statement said.
Meanwhile, in the third operation in South Waziristan, six terrorists were killed after being attacked by security forces. Eight other people were injured in the encounter, the ISPR said.
“Sanitation operations are being carried out to eliminate any other kharji “They were found in the area as Pakistan security forces are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” the statement said.
In July, the government designated the TTP as Fitna al Khawarijforcing all institutions to use the term khariji (marginalized) when referring to the perpetrators of terrorist attacks in Pakistan.
On Wednesday, 13 terrorists were also killed in a security operation in South Waziristan district of KP, the ISPR said.
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Home Affairs revealed that 341 terrorists were killed in 2,801 IBOs over 10 months starting January 2024.
He added that 800 people were included in the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act as part of “vigilant surveillance of persons suspected of being involved in terrorist activities”, of whom 400 were from Punjab, 203 from KP, 173 from Balochistan, 21 from Sindh and three. of Gilgit-Baltistan.
