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Security forces killed 30 Indian proxy Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists during multiple intelligence-based operations (IBOs) carried out by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the military’s media wing said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement, said that an IBO, conducted in Mohmand district on November 18-19, resulted in the killing of four terrorists.<\/p>\n
"Another intelligence-based operation was conducted in Lakki Marwat district. In ensuing fire exchange, two khawarij were effectively neutralised by the security forces,” it added.<\/p>\n
Security forces killed another Fitna al-Khawarij terrorist during the third encounter that took place in the Tank district.<\/p>\n
In the Kurram district, as many as 12 terrorists were neutralised after an intense exchange of fire during a targeted operation conducted on the reported presence of militants on November 19.<\/p>\n
"Capitalising on intelligence with respect to presence of another group of khawarij, in same general area, in another intelligence-based operation, own troops successfully neutralised 11 more,” the ISPR’s statement added.<\/p>\n
Sanitisation operations were underway to eliminate any other India-backed terrorists found in the areas.<\/p>\n
The successful IBOs come as armed forces have intensified efforts to eradicate terrorism under the Azm-e-Istehkam operation.<\/p>\n
Terrorist attacks have seen a sharp increase in Pakistan, particularly in the bordering provinces of KP and Balochistan, since 2021, when the Afghan Taliban regime came into power.<\/p>\n
A police report noted that KP alone recorded over 600 terror incidents, in which at least 79 police personnel were martyred alongside 138 civilians, during the first eight months of 2025.<\/p>\n
The violence spread to other regions of the country, including Islamabad, where a suicide bombing on November 11 resulted in the martyrdom of 12 and 36 others were injured, among them lawyers and petitioners.<\/p>\n
Islamabad has repeatedly urged Kabul and the international community to address the presence of terrorist safe havens in Afghanistan, including those of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).<\/p>\n
Despite Pakistan\u2019s efforts to engage the Taliban regime on the issue of cross-border terrorism, Kabul has remained largely unresponsive to its concerns.<\/p>\n
The recent talks, mediated by Qatar and Turkiye, about regional peace ended without a result due to what Islamabad said were the Taliban’s "illogical arguments” and their views far from reality.<\/p>\n
Pakistan’s position on terrorism emanating from Afghanistan also received support from the head of the UN Security Council’s Daesh and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee.<\/p>\n
Denmark’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Sandra Jensen Landi \u2014 who also serves as the committee’s chair \u2014 presented a report to the UNSC, stating that the TTP carried out multiple high-profile attacks in Pakistan from Afghan soil.<\/p>\n
She termed the TTP "a serious threat” emanating from the region, saying that the terrorist group was receiving constant logistical and substantial support from the "de facto” authorities in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n