Security forces have killed 34 terrorists during a series of intense intelligence operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan over the past few days, army media said on Wednesday.
"On February 24, 26 khwarij belonging to Indian Proxy Fitna al Khwarij were killed in four separate engagements in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, while eight khwarij belonging to Indian Proxy Fitna Al Hindustan were killed in an engagement in Sambaza, Balochistan," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), while Fitna al Hindustan is a state term for terrorist organizations in Balochistan.
"The movement of a group of khwarij, opposite general area Hassan Khel, North Waziristan district, who were trying to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghan border, was intercepted by security forces. His own troops actually engaged this group of khwarij.
"Through precise and skillful engagement, a kharji belonging to the Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij, was sent to hell. It is important to emphasize that the slain Kharji was identified as an Afghan national," the press release states. In another engagement, an intelligence-based operation was carried out in Lakki Marwat district. During the operation, our own troops actually engaged the location of the khwarij and after an intense exchange of fire, three khwarij were successfully neutralized. Simultaneously, in two separate engagements in the general area of Narmi Khel, Bannu district, our own troops effectively neutralized 10 khwarij, while operating on the basis of accurate intelligence, their own troops managed to eliminate twelve khwarij in the area of gen Mir Ali, North Waziristan district. During the fifth engagement, our own troops conducted an intelligence operation in the general area of Sambaza, Zhob District. After an intense exchange of fire, eight terrorists belonging to Fitna Al Hindustan were successfully neutralized. Arms and ammunition were also recovered from slain khwarij and Indian-sponsored terrorists, who remained actively involved in many terrorist activities in the region.
"The security forces remain resolute and unwavering in their commitment to defend the country’s borders.
"Sanitization operations are underway to eliminate any further Indian-sponsored Kharji found in the region as part of an ongoing relentless anti-terrorism campaign. "Azm e Istehkam" (as approved by the Supreme Federal Committee on National Action Plan) by the security forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistan, they will continue at full speed to eliminate the menace of foreign sponsored and supported terrorism from the country," the press release states. Security meeting The Center and provinces on Wednesday agreed to adopt a unified approach to strengthen stability across the country. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry in Islamabad and in the presence of Federal Secretary Interior, Inspector Generals of all provinces, Interior Secretaries, Chief Commissioner and IG Islamabad. According to the officials, the session took an in-depth review of the general law and order situation in the country, the challenges facing security institutions and the strategy for the coming months. Participants also discussed a coordinated national security plan and agreed to take a unified approach to strengthening stability across the country. The federal government has assured provinces of special measures to provide essential resources and technical support required to improve security capacity at regional levels.
"Our first responsibility is to protect the lives and property of citizens," » said Talal Chaudhry, praising the performance of Pakistani security forces in the ongoing fight against terrorism. Pakistan has beefed up security and arrested dozens of suspects, fearing a growing wave of terrorist attacks following its raids in Afghanistan, Talal said.
"Our forces are on alert to combat any attack," Minister Talal told Reuters. "You know, terrorists always react when we attack their hideouts in Afghanistan."
The state minister said the terrorists’ retaliation proved that Islamabad had links with Afghanistan, adding that forces had prevented several attacks in recent weeks and arrested a number of suspects, including Afghans. Security forces have accelerated search and intelligence operations and "arrested dozens of suspected terrorists, their masters and their facilitators," said the minister. Several sources added that Pakistani intelligence agencies have issued warnings about a possible increase in terrorist attacks in Pakistan in the coming days. Urban centers, markets, security forces and places of worship could be possible targets, depending on the alerts, the sources said.
"Our official communications have warned us of further terrorist attacks. In this regard, we have almost doubled our search operations across Pakistan," an intelligence official said. Another intelligence official added that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces were already targets of terrorist attacks and "we fear that Afghanistan will retaliate against Pakistan through terrorist networks in Punjab and Sindh too". Terrorism is a growing problem in Pakistan, with the number of attacks increasing every year since 2022, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), a global monitoring organization. ACLED data shows attacks in Pakistan almost quadrupled, from 658 in 2022 to 2,425 in 2025, and over the same period, TTP attacks increased sevenfold, from 118 to 838. (With additional input from Reuters)
