- IBO carried out in the presence of Fitna al Hindustan: ISPR
- Says terrorists killed after intense exchange of fire.
- Weapons and ammunition recovered from slain terrorists.
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed four terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Kalat district of Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.
The army’s media wing said in a statement that the IBO was carried out on January 12 following information about the presence of terrorists belonging to Indian proxy ‘Fitna al Hindustan’.
During the operation, our own forces actually attacked the terrorists’ position and after an intense exchange of fire, four Indian-sponsored terrorists were shot dead, the statement read.
Arms and ammunition were also recovered from the slain terrorists, who remained actively involved in many terrorist activities in the region.
“Disinfection operations are underway to eliminate any further Indian-sponsored terrorists found in the area,” the ISPR added.
The relentless anti-terrorism campaign being carried out by security forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistan under the vision of ‘Azm e Istehkam’ will continue in full swing to eliminate the menace of foreign sponsored and supported terrorism from the country, the Army’s media wing has promised.
Pakistan has seen a rise in cross-border terrorist incidents since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021. The provinces of KP and Balochistan, which border Afghanistan, have been particularly affected by these attacks.
ISPR Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in his January 6 statement that law enforcement agencies carried out 75,175 PCIs across the country in 2025.
Giving a breakdown, he said 14,658 IBO operations were carried out in KP, 58,778 in Balochistan, while 1,739 operations took place in the rest of the country.
Lt Gen Chaudhry said 5,397 terrorist incidents were reported across the country in the last year. Of these, 3,811 incidents, he said, occurred in KP, 1,557 in Balochistan and 29 incidents were reported from other parts of the country.
He said 2,597 terrorists were killed in anti-terrorism operations last year. While providing details of 10 major terrorist attacks across the country, he said civilians and soft targets had been deliberately targeted and Afghan militants were involved in all the attacks.
