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Security forces in Balochistan have killed four terrorists belonging to the group "Fitna-e-Hindustan" during a successful operation, according to sources.

Security forces have foiled an infiltration attempt by terrorists along the Pak-Afghan border and arrested five “alleged suicide bombers”, state-run PTV News reported on Friday. Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, after the TTP ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022. “Pakistani security forces have foiled an infiltration attempt by Khawarij along the Pak-Afghan border,” PTV News reported, citing security sources. Khawarij is a term the state uses to refer to terrorists. PTV said, quoting security sources, that on July 17, at around 5pm, Khawarij tried to cross the border and enter Pakistan, but the forces, on receiving immediate information, set up checkpoints at various places and prevented them from proceeding ahead with their attempt. “The Khawarij advanced towards Azizkhel and Mandikhel, but due to the heavy presence of security forces, they were forced to take refuge in the mosque in Besikhel, where the forces immediat...

Security forces successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan, arresting five alleged suicide attackers on Wednesday evening.

ISLAMABAD - Security forces have eliminated at least 30 Indian-backed terrorists trying to infiltrate through Pak-Afghan border in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Hassan Khel area, North Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.

ISLAMABAD - Security forces sent to hell 14 Indian-sponsored Khwarij in a decisive operation in North Waziristan, effectively neutralizing their position after a fierce exchange of fire.

Security forces have killed 14 Indian-sponsored terrorists in a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across North Waziristan and Balochistan, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday.

Security forces killed four terrorists belonging to a banned outfit during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Musakhel area on Wednesday.

Security forces killed nine Indian-sponsored terrorists in three separate intelligence-based operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Security forces on Wednesday vowed to “relentlessly pursue” the culprits of the attack on a school bus in Balochistan’s Khuzdar, leaving three children among five dead and several others injured. A statement by the Prime Minister’s Office, issued after PM Shehbaz Sharif’s one-day visit to Quetta following the incident, said, “Pakistan’s security forces and law enforcement agencies will relentlessly pursue all those involved in this barbaric act. “The architects, abettors, and enablers of this crime will be held accountable and brought to justice and the truth about India’s cunning role, a real perpetrator of terrorism but feigns as a victim, stands exposed before the world.” The statement detailed the incident, claiming the act was carried out by “state-sponsored proxies of India (Fitna al Hindustan)” and added that “dastardly terrorist incidents” were being orchestrated through proxies in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, “deliberately targeting civilians in a futile attempt to destabilise Pakistan”. Defen...

Security forces have killed three terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, the so called Baloch Liberation Front, in two separate engagements in Balochistan.

Security forces killed two armed assailants on Friday night in an encounter after they tried to attack a Frontier Corps (FC) check post in Balochistan’s Turbat city of Kech district, according to the police. Faced with increasing attacks by militants, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, security forces have also intensified counterterrorism operations. According to a police statement, Kech SSP Zohaib Mohsin said, “Unidentified armed men tried to attack an FC check post last night, but the forces killed the two armed men in retaliation. “While chasing the two armed men, they were surrounded and killed in Sangani Sar and their bodies were later handed over to the administration. However, the identities of the slain men have not been ascertained yet,” the statement quoted him as having said. In another incident in Nasirabad, 40 kilometres from Turbat, women and children were injured when a grenade was thrown at a house. According to police office Zahoor Ahmed, unidentified motorcyclists threw a gre...

Security forces thwarted a major infiltration attempt along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing at least 54 terrorists in the Hassan Khel area of North Waziristan, the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said on Sunday.