- Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps are carrying out disinfection operation in Nosham.
- Security forces recover weapons and ammunition from militants.
- Sanitization operation continues against remaining militants in area: ISPR.
Security forces neutralized seven Indian-sponsored militants while five security personnel, including an army major, were killed during a disinfection operation in Barkhan district of Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.
The media wing of the Army said that personnel of Pakistan Army and Balochistan Frontier Corps launched a disinfection operation in Nosham area of Barkhan on the morning of May 13 to eliminate terrorists of India-backed Fitna al-Hindustan.
During the operation, a group of terrorists was located and attacked by the troops, the statement said, adding that seven terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire.
“Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the slain terrorists.”
However, during intense exchange of fire, five brave sons of the soil, including a field officer, accepted the ultimate sacrifice and embraced martyrdom, Army media said.
The martyred personnel were identified as Major Tauseef Ahmed Bhatti, 31, a resident of Pakpattan district, Naik Fida Hussain, 36, of Sukkur district, Sepoy Zakir Hussain, 32, of Skardu district, Sepoy Suhail Ahmed, 21, of Khanewal district, and Sepoy Muhammad Ayaz, 24, of Rahim Yar Khan district.
Security forces are continuing their sanitization operation to eliminate any further Indian-sponsored terrorists in the region, the statement said.
The army promised that the relentless anti-terrorism campaign carried out by security and law enforcement agencies under the ‘Azm e Istehkam’ vision – as approved by the Supreme Federal Committee on National Action Plan – would continue in full swing to eliminate the menace of foreign sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.
Pakistan has seen a sharp increase in cross-border terrorist incidents, particularly in the border provinces of KP and Balochistan, since the Afghan Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021.
Islamabad has repeatedly urged Kabul to prevent its soil from being used by terrorist organizations to carry out attacks inside its territory.
However, the Afghan Taliban regime has refused to act against terrorist groups involved in countless attacks against Pakistani security forces and civilians.
Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq in February this year, 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.
Despite numerous rounds of negotiations, the two countries have so far failed to reach an agreement due to the reluctance of the Afghan Taliban regime to take action against terrorist groups operating from its soil.
