Security forces kill over 20 terrorists during multiple engagements in KP: ISPR

Between September 3 and 5, security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed over 20 terrorists, according to the military’s media affairs wing, ISPR. These terrorists were sponsored by India and were members of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), referred to as Fitna-al-Khawarij by the state. An engagement took place in North Waziristan on the night of August 31 and September 1, where 15 terrorists were killed while attempting to infiltrate Pakistan from the Afghan border. Subsequently, 10 more terrorists were eliminated in the same area.

In another encounter in North Waziristan, a group of terrorists along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was detected by security forces. The ISPR reported that an engagement resulted in the neutralization of seven terrorists. Additionally, four terrorists were killed in separate encounters in Kohat and Dera Ismail Khel during joint operations.

ISPR emphasized that these repeated incidents along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border highlight the Afghan Taliban regime's failure to prevent Afghan soil from being used by the terrorist organization for cross-border terrorism. The statement further criticized the Afghan Taliban regime for failing to manage its border effectively and honor its international counter-terrorism obligations.

Security forces remain committed to defending the nation's frontiers and vowed to continue a relentless counter-terrorism campaign under the vision 'Azm-i-Istehkam. This campaign, approved by the Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan, aims to eradicate foreign-sponsored and -supported terrorism from the country.