Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director-General of ISPR, said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) remains Pakistan’s worst-affected province by terrorism due to a “political-criminal-terror nexus.” Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, he revealed that nearly 71% of terrorist incidents in 2025 occurred in KP.
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Lt Gen Chaudhry highlighted that law enforcement agencies conducted 75,175 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) nationwide last year, with 14,658 in KP, 58,778 in Balochistan, and 1,739 across other provinces. He said a total of 2,597 terrorists were killed in counterterror operations during the year, while 5,397 incidents were reported nationally.
In a press conference today, DG ISPR stated that Afghan soil is being used by India-backed proxy groups to carry out terrorism and hybrid warfare against Pakistan.
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He detailed that Afghan militants were involved in major attacks targeting civilians, soft targets, and security installations, including the Jaffar Express, Frontier Corps headquarters in Quetta and Peshawar, and an attempted assault on Cadet College Wana. “This is a war of the nation, a war of every single child,” he said, emphasizing that counterterrorism is not solely the military’s responsibility.
Lt Gen Chaudhry also pointed to the India-Afghan nexus, accusing the Afghan Taliban regime of hosting terrorist groups and attacking Pakistani border posts. He noted that Islamabad had retaliated in October 2025, targeting dozens of Afghan posts. “Afghanistan has become the centre of terrorist operations in the region,” he said, stressing that all terrorist organisations are based there and receive external support.
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The ISPR chief clarified the Pakistan Army’s use of drones, saying they are primarily for surveillance. He claimed that groups like Fitna Al-Khawarij and TTP, supported by India, use armed quadcopters, public spaces, and even human shields for attacks. He concluded that Pakistan remains committed to winning the war against terrorism at all costs.
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