27 Terrorists Killed in North Waziristan Operations: ISPR

Pakistani security forces eliminated 27 terrorists during intelligence-based operations conducted over the last 72 hours in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military's media wing, announced the development on Sunday.

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In continuation of a series of intelligence-based operations, security Forces engaged multiple khawarij locations in the general area Miranshah, North Waziristan District.

The operations targeted multiple locations identified as belonging to 'khawarij,' a term the state uses for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). According to the ISPR statement, fierce exchanges of fire resulted in the deaths of 27 terrorists, who were described as belonging to an "India-sponsored Fitna al Khawarij."

Weapons and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants, who were reportedly involved in numerous terrorist activities and the target killing of civilians. The ISPR stated that neutralizing this group avenged the "heinous act of target killing of prominent figure Shaheed Malik Saifullah Dawar in Miranshah." The statement also emphasized that sanitization operations are ongoing to eliminate any remaining terrorists.

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By neutralising this group of killed khawarij, the heinous act of target killing of prominent figure Shaheed Malik Saifullah Dawar in Miranshah has been avenged, and perpetrators have been brought to justice.

The military affirmed its commitment to a relentless counter-terrorism campaign under the vision 'Azm-i-Istehkam,' approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan. This campaign aims to eradicate foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country. The operations follow the killing of tribal elder Dawar in early May, which had led to a significant gun battle between local tribesmen and terrorists in Miranshah. The district administration had previously imposed Section 144 in Miranshah, restricting movement amid security concerns, seen as an indicator of intensified counter-militancy operations.

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As a relentless counter-terrorism campaign under vision ‘Azm-i-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.