A major of the Pakistan Army was martyred and seven terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Dera Ismail Khan district, the military\u2019s media wing said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The development comes a day after the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that 11 security personnel, including a lieutenant colonel and a major, were martyred in an exchange of fire between the forces and the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in KP\u2019s Orakzai district.<\/p>\n
According to the ISPR\u2019s statement issued today, security forces carried out the IBO on Wednesday on the reported presence of \u201ckhwarij belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij\u201d in the Daraban area of DI Khan.<\/p>\n
Fitna al Khwarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned TTP.<\/p>\n
During the operation, the ISPR said, seven \u201cIndian-sponsored khwarij were sent to hell\u201d due to effective engagement by security forces\u2019 troops.<\/p>\n
However, during the intense exchange of fire, 30-year-old Major Sibtain Haider, a resident of the Quetta district, embraced martyrdom. \u201cA brave officer who was leading his troops from the front, having fought gallantly, paid the ultimate sacrifice and embraced shahadat.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ISPR said weapons and ammunition were found in the custody of the slain terrorists, who had been \u201cactively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces and law enforcement agencies, as well as [the] killing of innocent civilians\u201d.<\/p>\n
A sanitisation operation was being carried out to \u201celiminate any other Indian-sponsored kharji found in the area\u201d, the ISPR statement said.<\/p>\n
It added that the \u201csecurity forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of Indian-sponsored terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave sons further strengthen our resolve\u201d.<\/p>\n
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi paid a tribute to martyred Major Sibtain Haider, a statement posted by his ministry on X said.<\/p>\n
Pakistan has witnessed a surge in terrorist attacks, especially in KP and Balochistan, predominantly targeting the police, law enforcement agencies\u2019 personnel, and security forces. Attacks increased after the banned TTP broke a ceasefire agreement with the government in 2022.<\/p>\n
Subsequently, amid rising terror attacks, the government labelled the group as Fitna al Khwarij and directed the use of the term khariji for attackers.<\/p>\n
Islamabad has also raised concerns over the presence of TTP terrorists in Afghanistan, maintaining that they have been involved in attacks inside Pakistan. It has repeatedly urged Kabul to take action to prevent these attacks.<\/p>\n
Pakistan has also accused India of sponsoring cross-border terrorism. In May, the government designated all terrorist organisations in Balochistan as Fitna al Hindu\u00adstan \u2014 a phrase aimed at framing India\u2019s alleged role in terrorism as a deliberate destabilisation strategy, potentially to galvanise domestic support.<\/p>\n
After Tuesday\u2019s IBO in Orakzai, a statement from the ISPR said the participants at the 272nd Corps Commanders\u2019 Conference held at General Headquarters expressed their resolve to pursue \u201ccomprehensive counterterrorism operations across all domains to continue to dismantle the networks of \u201cIndian-sponsored terror proxies\u201d such as the Fitna al Khwarij and Fitna al Hindustan.<\/p>\n
Last month, after 19 soldiers were martyred in KP in multiple incidents, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had said that the \u201cAfghan interim government has been clearly told to choose between supporting the khwarij or stand with Pakistan\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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