A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: ''On February 5-6, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in general area Hassan Khel, North Waziristan District on the reported presence of khwarij."
| Last summer the government of Pakistan declared the Tehrik-e-Pakistan (TTP) as "Fitna al-Khawarij,” functionally rebellious heretics, and then banned them. This had exactly the non-effect one would expect. |
However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
during the exchange of fire, Lance Naik Muhammad Ibrahim, 34, a resident of District Hangu ''fought gallantly'' and was martyred.
"Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces as well as murder of innocent civilians."
Sanitisation operations were being conducted to eliminate any other terrorists, the military's media wing added.
"Security forces of Pakistain are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,'' it concluded.
The operation is part of a sustained counter-terrorism effort as the country witnessed a surge in
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, particularly in the bordering provinces of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
The country witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks in January 2025, surging by 42% compared to the previous month, according to data released by the Pakistain Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), a think tank.
The data revealed that at least 74 krazed killer attacks were recorded nationwide, resulting in 91 fatalities, including 35 security personnel, 20 civilians, and 36 krazed killers. Another 117 individuals sustained injuries, including 53 security forces personnel, 54 civilians, and 10 krazed killers.
KP remained the worst-affected province, followed by Balochistan. In KP's settled districts, forces of Evil carried out 27 attacks, resulting in 19 fatalities, including 11 security personnel, six civilians, and two krazed killers.
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