Security forces have killed 34 India-backed terrorists in a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) carried out across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 26 terrorists were killed in four separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on February 24, while eight others were neutralised during an operation in the Sambaza area of Zhob district, Balochistan.
The ISPR said security forces detected the movement of a group of terrorists attempting to infiltrate Pakistan through the Pakistan–Afghanistan border in the general area of Hassan Khel, North Waziristan district. Troops effectively engaged the group, killing one terrorist, who was identified as an Afghan national.
Intelligence-Based Operations in KP and Balochistan
In a separate intelligence-based operation in Lakki Marwat district, security forces eliminated three terrorists following an exchange of fire.
The statement further said that two additional IBOs were conducted in the Narmi Khel area of Bannu district, resulting in the killing of 10 terrorists. In another engagement in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, security forces neutralised 12 militants.
During the fifth engagement in the Sambaza area of Zhob district, security forces killed eight terrorists after an intense exchange of fire, the ISPR added.
Weapons and ammunition were recovered from the killed terrorists, who were involved in multiple terrorist activities in the respective areas, according to the military.
The ISPR said sanitisation operations are ongoing to eliminate any remaining threats and reaffirmed that Pakistan’s security forces, in coordination with law enforcement agencies, will continue counter-terrorism operations under the vision of “Azm-e-Istehkam” to eradicate militancy from the country.
