Rawalpindi
\nAt least 23 terrorists affiliated with Indian proxy Fitna al-Khawarij were killed by security forces in two separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.
\nAccording to a press release issued by the military\u2019s media wing, the security forces conducted separate operations on November 16 and 17 on the reported presence of terrorists in Bajaur and Bannu districts.
\nDuring the operation in Bajaur, the ISPR said, security forces \u201ceffectively engaged the khwarij location, resultantly 11 khwarij, including ring leader Sajjad aka Abuzar, were sent to hell.\u201d
\n\u201cIn another operation conducted in Bannu, own troops successfully neutralised 12 more khwarij,\u201d it added.
\nFurthermore, the ISPR said sanitisation operations were being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored terrorists found in the area.
\n\u201cCounter-terrorism campaign under vision \u2018Azm e Istehkam\u2019 by security forces and law enforcement agencies will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country,\u201d it added.
\nSeparately, the military\u2019s media wing said that a militant linked to \u201cIndian proxy Fitna Al Khwarij\u201d was killed while attempting to plant an improvised explosive device (IED) in Bannu during the early hours of November 18.
\nThe incident, ISPR said, underscored the \u201cgrowing desperation\u201d of the group as sustained pressure from security forces and law enforcement agencies has pushed militants towards \u201ccowardly attempts against soft targets\u201d.
\nEarlier in the day, security forces killed at least 15 terrorists, including a ringleader affiliated with Indian proxy Fitna al-Khawarij, in two separate IBOs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
\nThe military\u2019s media wing, in a statement, said that the operations took place between November 8 and 9 against the India-backed terrorists.
\nThe operations follow a suicide blast at Islamabad\u2019s Judicial Complex on November 11 that left 12 people martyred and at least 36 wounded, including lawyers and petitioners.
\nThe federal government had arrested four members of a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan\/Fitna al-Khawarij (TTP\/FAK) cell linked to the suicide attack at the Islamabad District Judicial Complex, G-11.
\nPakistan has faced increased cross-border terrorist incidents since the Taliban regime returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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