Four soldiers were martyred as security forces killed 12 terrorists linked to \u201cIndian proxy groups\u201d in operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, the military\u2019s media wing said.<\/p>\n
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday night, seven terrorists were killed in operations in the North Waziristan and Chitral districts.<\/p>\n
In North Waziristan, \u201cIndian-sponsored khawarij attempted to attack a security forces\u2019 check post in general area Shawal,\u201d the ISPR said, using the state-designated term for terrorists. \u201cThe attempt was effectively thwarted by own troops and in [the] ensuing fire exchange, six Indian-sponsored khawarij were sent to hell.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, during intense fire exchange, Lieutenant Daniyal Ismail (age: 24 years, resident of District Mardan), a brave young officer who was leading his troops from [the] front, fought gallantly and embraced shahadat (martyrdom) along with his three men,\u201d the ISPR said.<\/p>\n
The three other soldiers martyred in the operation were 42-year-old Naib Subedar Kashif Raza from Chakwal district, 35-year-old Lance Naik Fiaqat Ali from Haripur district and 26-year-old Sepoy Muhammad Hameed from Abbottabad district.<\/p>\n
In the second encounter in Chitral District, security forces successfully neutralised one \u201cIndian-sponsored kharji\u201d.<\/p>\n
Earlier, security forces killed five terrorists linked to \u201cIndian proxy Fitnah-al-Hindustan\u201d in two separate operations in Balochistan, the military\u2019s media wing said.<\/p>\n
According to a statement issued by ISPR this evening, one of the two engagements was an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan\u2019s Loralai district.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the \u2026 operation, [our] own troops effectively engaged the terrorists\u2019 location and after an intense fire exchange, four Indian-sponsored terrorists were successfully neutralised,\u201d the ISPR said, adding that weapons, ammunition and explosives were recovered.<\/p>\n
According to the ISPR, the dead terrorists were involved in numerous terrorist activities, including attacks on the N-70 highway near Rarasham on August 26, 2024, and February 18, 2025, that resulted in the deaths of 30 people.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe killed Indian-sponsored terrorists were highly wanted by law enforcement agencies, and were relentlessly pursued by the security forces,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n
In the second engagement in Kech District, one more terrorist was \u201csent to hell\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201c[The] Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace [of] Indian-sponsored terrorism from the country and reaffirm the nation\u2019s unwavering resolve to bring the perpetrators of terrorism and their facilitators to justice,\u201d the ISPR statement concluded.<\/p>\n
President Asif Ali Zardari issued a statement from his office paying tribute to security forces for the two operations, reiterating his resolve to eradicate Fitnah-ul-Hindustan.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecurity forces are taking action to eradicate the menace of terrorism and the nation stands united,\u201d he was quoted as saying. \u201cOperations against Fitnah-ul-Hindustan will continue until terrorism is completely eradicated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last month, ISPR Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry accused India of activating its \u201cassets\u201d to inte\u00adnsify terrorist attacks in Pakistan, presenting \u201cirr\u00ade\u00adfutable evidence\u201d of Ind\u00adian state-sponsored terrorism, directed by the Ind\u00adian military personnel.<\/p>\n
\u201cPost-Pahalgam, because of the designs of terrorism that they have, they tasked all their assets, the terrorists operating in Balochistan, and we have credible intelligence for that, the Fitnah-al-Khawarij and the independent terrorist cells \u2026 to increase their activity,\u201d he had said, using the state-designated term for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).<\/p>\n
Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, after the TTP ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022.<\/p>\n
A significant improvement was seen in Pakistan\u2019s internal security landscape in April 2025, \u201cas both militant attacks and resultant casualties dropped sharply compared to March\u201d, according to data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).<\/p>\n
Pakistan ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index 2025, with the number of deaths in terrorist attacks rising by 45 per cent over the past year to 1,081.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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