The security forces killed seven terrorists linked to the Indian proxy Fitna Al Khwarij during an intelligence -based operation (IBO) in the Balutchistan Sherani District earlier this week, the media wing announced on Thursday.
According to a press release from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was carried out on October 1 after reports concerned the presence of terrorists sponsored by the Indians in the region.
The ISPR said that the forces actually hired the hiding place of the terrorists, and after an intense exchange of fire, “seven terrorists sponsored by India were sent to hell”.
Fitna al Khawarij is a term invented by the state for terrorists belonging to Pakistan of Tehreek-I-Taliban Prohibited (TTP).
The military added that weapons, ammunition and explosives were recovered from activists, who were “actively involved in many terrorist activities” in the region.
An operation of disinfection is currently underway to clean up the area of any remaining threat, said the ISPR, reaffirming the determination of the armed forces of Pakistan to destroy the threat of terrorism sponsored by India and to translate its perpetrators into court.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister’s office published a statement citing Shehbaz Sharif as welcoming the security forces for killing seven terrorists of Fitna Al Khwarij in the Balutchistan Sheani district.
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“Those who had targeted innocent civilians and have caused damage to their lives and their property has received a decisive defeat,” the statement said.
He reaffirmed that the government and the armed forces were determined to “completely catch the scourge of terrorism”, adding that “the elements seeking to undermine the sovereignty of Pakistan will never be allowed to succeed”.
Earlier, on September 27, the security forces had killed 17 terrorists of Fitna Al Khwarij in an operation in the district of Lakki Marwat. The army said that these fighters were also linked to several terrorist activities, while a disinfection operation was carried out after the raid.
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In a separate operation of weeks earlier, the troops had eliminated four terrorists belonging to Fitna Al Hindustan in Mastung, Balutchistan, recovering the weapons and explosives of their hiding place.
After Lakki Marwat’s operation, Shehbaz praised the “professional skills and timely action” of the forces, saying that their efforts had foiled the malicious conceptions of the Khawarij.
The Prime Minister also warned Kabul against allowing his soil to be used for activism, stressing that Afghanistan must make a clear choice between maintaining Pakistan or Khawarij accommodation.
He said that the brains and the facilitators of attacks in Pakistan operated from Afghan soil with Indian support, promising a suitable response.
