ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security forces have killed eight “Indian sponsored” terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) province, a military statement said on Friday.
“On 24 October 2025, on reported presence of Khwarij belonging to Indian Proxy, Fitna al Khwarij, Security Forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Tank District, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
The state uses the term Fitna al Khwarij to refer to terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). It has also designated Balochistan-based groups as Fitna al Hindustan to highlight India’s alleged role in terrorism and destabilisation across Pakistan.
“During the conduct of operation, the troops effectively engaged khwarij locations, and after an intense fire exchange, eight Indian sponsored khwarij were sent to hell,” ISPR said.
It added that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies, as well as the killing of innocent civilians.
The military’s media wing said sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored terrorists found in the area. It said the relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under vision “Azm e Istehkam” (as approved by Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) by Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.
Pakistan has witnessed a surge in cross-border terror incidents since Taliban rulers returned to Afghanistan in 2021, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces.
Pakistan has long urged the Afghan Taliban regime to prevent its soil from being used to launch attacks inside Pakistan.
