Pakistan’s security forces, in collaboration with police, have eliminated 49 terrorists during a series of intelligence-driven joint operations conducted throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, as reported by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The ISPR stated that these operations took place over the last few days as part of an ongoing counterterrorism initiative aimed at dismantling terrorist networks and addressing threats to peace and stability.
According to the military’s media wing, 12 terrorists affiliated with what it termed the Indian-sponsored Fitna Al Khwarij were neutralized during several intelligence-led operations in the Bannu, North Waziristan, Orakzai, and Khyber districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
A substantial cache of explosives, IED detonating devices, firearms, ammunition, and motorcycles was seized and destroyed during these operations, as per ISPR’s report.
In Balochistan, 37 terrorists linked to the Indian-sponsored Fitna Al Hindustan were killed in 10 intelligence-based operations carried out in the Mastung, Mach, Khuzdar, and Panjgur districts.
The security forces also confiscated and destroyed a considerable amount of weaponry, explosive drums, and remote-detonation devices during these operations, according to ISPR.
The military’s media wing indicated that sanitization operations were ongoing to eradicate any remaining terrorists in the affected areas.
“The Security Forces of Pakistan remain steadfast and determined in their commitment to safeguard the nation’s borders,” ISPR stated, adding that the counterterrorism campaign under Azm-e-Istehkam, which has been endorsed by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan, will proceed vigorously.
ISPR emphasized that this campaign will persist until the threat posed by what it describes as foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism is completely eradicated from the country.