Security forces killed 24 terrorists belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al-Khawarij in two separate engagements carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.
The military’s media wing said that two intelligence-based operations were carried out in the Orakzai and Khyber districts of the province on the reported presence of the khawarij. “On [the] reported presence of khwarij, an intelligence-based operation was conducted by the Security Forces in Orakzai District,” the ISPR said.
It added that during the operation, security forces engaged the khawarij hideout, and after an intense exchange of fire, 14 militants were killed.
According to the military’s media wing, another intelligence-based operation was carried out by security forces in Khyber District, where 10 more khawarij were neutralised following a firefight. “Sanitisation operations are being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored kharji found in the area as relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under vision Azm e Istehkam […] will continue at full pace to wipe out menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country,” the ISPR added.