- 240 terrorist incidents reported to KP before the operation.
- 80 incidents recorded since the launch of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq.
- KP chief secretary says all stakeholders are on the same page.
PESHAWAR: Terrorist incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have reduced by 65 per cent following the launch of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq against terrorists and their support infrastructure in neighboring Afghanistan, police said on Saturday.
According to a report compiled by the KP police, 240 terrorist incidents were reported this year in the province before the operation began, while 80 incidents have been recorded since its launch.
A total of 323 terrorist incidents have been reported so far this year, according to the report.
Security forces launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq last month after the Afghan Taliban regime’s unprovoked aggression along the Pakistan-Afghan border.
As of March 15, officials said security forces had killed 684 Afghan Taliban members and militants, and more than 912 others had been injured.
In a statement at the time, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar said 229 tanks, armored vehicles and artillery guns were also destroyed during the operation.
Tarar added that operations against Fitna al-Khawarij and the Afghan Taliban also resulted in the destruction of 252 posts, while 44 others were captured before being demolished.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said targeting terrorists and their hideouts in Afghanistan had helped reduce attacks.
Chaudhry said the government was determined to eliminate terrorism from the country “at all costs”, adding that the masterminds behind the major terrorist attacks were neutralized during the operation.
He also noted that Pakistan had shared intelligence regarding terrorists and their sanctuaries with the Afghan Taliban regime.
Meanwhile, KP Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah said the operation of security forces had yielded positive results for law and order in the province.
“Federal and provincial institutions are working together to eradicate terrorism,” he said in an interview with PK Press Club News.
Shah reiterated that all stakeholders were on the same page in the fight against terrorism.
Cross-border terrorism
Terrorist attacks inside Pakistan saw a sharp increase in KP and Balochistan after the Afghan Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021.
Pakistan has repeatedly urged Kabul to prevent its soil from being used by terrorist organizations to carry out attacks on its territory.
However, the Afghan Taliban have refused to act against terrorist groups involved in countless attacks against Pakistani security forces and civilians.
Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq months after the two countries agreed to a ceasefire in October 2025, following clashes triggered by unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban regime at several border points.
Islamabad said the firing by Afghan forces was aimed at helping terrorist outfits cross the border into Pakistan.
After days of clashes on the border, Islamabad accepted a first ceasefire at the request of Kabul. The countries then reached a ceasefire agreement in Qatar, brokered by Doha and Turkey.
Under the agreement, terrorism from Afghanistan on Pakistani soil was to be stopped immediately.
The two sides then held additional discussions in Türkiye, which did not lead to the expected results.
