Rawalpindi- UNS: 13 Indian-sponsored terrorists by security forces during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.
The IBO was conducted in DI Khan’s “Daraban general area on reported presence of khwarij belonging to Indian Proxy, Fitna al Khwarij”, said the military’s media wing.
During the operation, our troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, resulting in the killing of over a dozen Indian-sponsored terrorists, read the statement.
Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in these areas, said the ISPR.
The military’s media wing added that the eliminated terrorists were also involved in facilitating a suicide bombing attack in Daraban in December 2023, abduction and target killing of government officials and innocent civilians.
A sanitisation operation was also conducted in the area to eliminate any other terrorists.
“The security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of Indian-sponsored terrorism from the country,” it concluded.
The country has witnessed a surge in cross-border terror incidents since Taliban rulers returned to Afghanistan in 2021, particularly in the bordering provinces of KP and Balochistan.
In August, the incidents surged by 74% compared to July, according to a report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).
The Islamabad-based think tank recorded 194 fatalities from militant attacks during the month.
