{
  "id": 16504004,
  "title": "6 terrorists killed, 2 soldiers martyred during Dera Ismail Khan IBO: ISPR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/6-terrorists-killed-2-soldiers-martyred-during-dera-ismail-khan-ibo-16504004",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T17:18:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039748/6-terrorists-killed-2-soldiers-martyred-during-dera-ismail-khan-ibo-ispr"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, resulted in the killing of six terrorists and the martyrdom of two soldiers, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The operation, conducted on Saturday in Zarkani, targeted \"khawarij belonging to Indian proxy Fitna Al Khawarij,\" terrorists associated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). ISPR praised the meticulous conduct of the operation, noting that it successfully eliminated six India-sponsored terrorists. Among the fallen were Naik Ghulam Murtaza, 36, from Punjab’s Gujrat, and Sepoy Taseer Ahmed, 30, from Punjab’s Talagang. The ISPR statement emphasized that the soldiers who died \"fought gallantly\" and sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. The military media wing reaffirmed that the security forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistan would continue their relentless counterterrorism campaign, as outlined in the \"Azm-i-Isthkam\" vision approved by the Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been experiencing a surge in terrorism, with a reported 50% increase in terrorist attacks in August compared to July, according to data from the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). In response to the escalating violence, security forces have been conducting operations across various regions of the province. Earlier this month, security forces killed eight terrorists during another IBO in Dera Ismail Khan, as reported by state media. Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir affirmed the commitment of the armed forces to continue the counterterrorism campaign against India-sponsored terrorist groups, vowing to \"hit them hard wherever they are.\"",
  "summary": "Security forces killed six terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. The IBO was conducted on Saturday in DI Khan’s general area of Zarkani on the “reported presence of khawarij belonging to Indian proxy Fitna Al Khawarij ”, the military’s media affairs wing said in a statement . Fitna al…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
        "title": "Six terrorists killed, two soldiers martyred in DI Khan operation: ISPR",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/six-terrorists-killed-two-soldiers-martyred-in-di-khan-operation-ispr-16507919",
        "published": "2026-10-25T11:33:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Six terrorists killed, two soldiers martyred in DI Khan operation: ISPR",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/six-terrorists-killed-two-soldiers-martyred-in-di-khan-operation-ispr",
        "published": "2026-10-25T16:23:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}