Security forces have killed at least 74 India-backed terrorists in multiple Intelligence-Based Operations (IBOs) across Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.
In a statement, the military’s media wing said that the operations targeted terrorists hideouts in Kurram area of Quetta district, Mir Ali and Orakzai over the past several days.
According to the ISPR, security forces launched an intelligence-based area sanitisation operation in Kurram area of Quetta district on November 3 against terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan as part of the ongoing counterterrorism campaign in Balochistan.
“During the conduct of these intelligence-based operations, multiple terrorist hideouts were effectively engaged, and after multiple engagements, 31 India-sponsored Khawarij were sent to hell. Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the Khawarij locations,” the statement read.
In separate operations in KP, troops killed 43 India-backed terrorists in Mir Ali and Orakzai over the past 48 hours, the ISPR added.
The military said that security forces had expanded their counterterrorism operations to the two areas to target militant networks and prevent further attacks.
“Over the last 48 hours, during the conduct of these series of IBOs, troops effectively engaged multiple khwarij locations.
Following intense and fierce exchanges of fire, 35 khwarij belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna-al Khwarij have been neutralised in Mir Ali and eight khwarij were sent to hell in Orakzai, thereby inflicting a significant blow to the khwarij networks operating in these areas,” the statement added.
ISPR said that security forces also recovered a large quantity of weapons, ammunition and explosives, including Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and locally manufactured explosives, during the operations.
It added that sanitisation operations were continuing to search for any remaining terrorists in the area. The military said that the counterterrorism campaign under the vision of Azm-e-Istehkam will continue at full pace to eliminate foreign-sponsored terrorism.
Pakistan has witnessed an increase in terrorist attacks, particularly in KP and Balochistan, since 2021, when the Afghan Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan.
