Security forces kill 14 more terrorists in sanitization operation near Afghan border

ISPR says number of terrorists killed in two-day anti-infiltration operation has now risen to 47

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RAWALPINDI:

Security forces killed 14 more Indian-sponsored terrorists during a ‘sanitisation’ operation near the Pak-Afghan border in the Sambaza area of Zhob district, Balochistan, the military’s media wing said in a statement, bringing the total number of terrorists eliminated in two days to 47.

A day earlier, security forces thwarted a major infiltration attempt from Afghanistan, killing at least 33 terrorists in the Zhob district of Balochistan. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a “sanitisation operation” was ongoing to clear residual terrorist elements in the area.

On night 7/8 August 2025, movement of a large group of khwarij, belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al Khwaraj, who were trying to infiltrate through Pakistan-Afghanistan border, was detected by the security forces in general area Sambaza, Zhob District of Balochistan.

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The movement of a sizeable group of Khwarij belonging to the Indian proxy Fitna al-Khwarij was detected by security forces in the Sambaza area of Zhob on the night between August 7 and 8, the ISPR said in a statement. They were attempting to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

According to a statement issued from ISPR on Saturday, the latest clashes followed “successful engagements” by security forces in the Sambaza area of Zhob district on 7–8 August, during which 33 terrorists were killed.

“On the night of 8/9 August 2025, a deliberate sanitisation operation was conducted in surrounding areas of Sambaza along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border,” the statement said. “During the conduct of the operation, fourteen more Indian-sponsored Khwarij were hunted down and successfully neutralised. Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed Khwarij.”

The military said the number of terrorists killed in the two-day anti-infiltration operation had now risen to 47.

It added that security forces remained “committed to secure the nation’s frontiers and thwart attempts at sabotaging peace, stability and progress of Pakistan.”

Read: Security forces kill 33 terrorists attempting to infiltrate from Afghan border

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the security forces for killing 47 militants of Fitna al-Khawarij who attempted to infiltrate Pakistan from Afghanistan through the Zhob district over the past two days.

In a statement, the prime minister said, “The brave personnel of our security forces risked their lives to thwart the terrorists’ infiltration and crushed their evil designs.”

He said the entire nation stood united with the armed forces in the fight against terrorism. Sharif reaffirmed his government’s “unwavering resolve to eliminate terrorism from the country.”