34 terrorists killed in K-P IBOs, says ISPR

Sanitisation operations continue to eliminate remaining terrorists in area

Security forces killed 34 Khwarij linked to Indian Proxy Fitna Al Khwarij in multiple operations across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa from October 13 to 15.

According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intelligence-based operation (IBO) was conducted in the general area Spinwam, North Waziristan, which led to 18 terrorists were sent to hell after an intense exchange of fire.

Fitna al-Khawarij is the term the state uses to refer to the proscribed militant outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since the war with India in May 2025.

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Another IBO in South Waziristan district resulted in eight terrorists being neutralised, while a separate encounter in Bannu District killed eight more, the ISPR added.

The ISPR added that sanitization operations are ongoing to eliminate any remaining terrorists in the area.

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The operations form part of Pakistan’s continued counter-terrorism campaign under the vision “Azm-e-Istehkam,” aimed at eliminating foreign-sponsored terrorism from the country.

Operation Azm-e-Istehkam aims to eradicate terrorism and extremism, coordinating armed forces and law enforcement efforts while addressing public concerns to curb extremist tendencies.