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Security forces neutralise terrorists’ hideouts in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali: ISPR
2026-11-10
[Dawn] Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Muzak village, on the southern outskirts of Mir Ali in North Wazoo, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, neutralising two terrorist hideouts, the military’s media wing said on Monday.

During the operation, troops "sanitised" the hideouts belonging to the India-sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij, the military’s media wing said.

Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for holy warriors belonging to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Pakistain.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces recovered a huge cache of prepared improvised bombs (IEDs), explosive preparation material, weapons, and ammunition from hideouts, which were established inside mosques.

The statement added that the holy warriors had "deliberately established hideouts in Masajid to store kabooms and also were running torture cells there," observing that, "this reprehensible desecration of places of worship by Indian proxy Fitna Al Khwarij serves yet another clear evidence of their utter disregard of fundamental teachings of Islam."

ISPR maintained that the terrorists, who it had said were facilitated by the Afghan Taliban, had no connection with Islam and their "perverted interpretation and misuse of our great religion is unacceptable and fully rejected by proud and righteous people of KP and Pakistain".

Moreover, a sanitisation operation was "being conducted by brave soldiers of Pakistain security forces to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored terrorist hideouts in the area," ISPR said.

"Relentless counter-terrorism campaign under vision Azm-e-Istehkam by security forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistain will continue at full pace to wipe out [the] menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country."

President Asif Ali Ten Percent Zardari

...former president of Pakistain, husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who has been singularly lacking in curiosity about who done her in...
paid tribute to the security forces for the successful IBO, praising their "professionalism".

"Using mosques to store explosives and as centres of violence is a blatant violation of Islam’s fundamental teachings," he said on X.

"Terrorist elements operating with the support of the Afghan Taliban have no connection to Islam. Arbitrary interpretations and misuse of religion are unacceptable," the president stressed.

Meanwhile,
...back at the cheese factory, there was only one thought in the mouse's mind: I can do this! I can do this! Then the trap sprung...
KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi described the incident as "deeply distressing" while also praising the security forces for the successful IBO, Pakistain TV reported.

The governor also called for "intensified" IBOs to restore peace across KP and reaffirmed his support for security forces in their efforts to bring lasting peace to the province, Pakistain TV stated.

KP 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...
have been witnessing terrorist attacks and security challenges for a long time.

The country’s security environment continued to show considerable volatility from October 30 to November 5, 2026, with renewed terrorist activity in parts of KP and the former tribal districts, alongside intensified counterterrorism operations and changing patterns of krazed killer violence, according to Pakistain Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).

Per the latest PICSS Weekly Insight, 49 krazed killer attacks were recorded nationwide during the reporting period, compared with 31 in the preceding week. These incidents resulted in 25 fatalities and 21 injuries.

On October 8, security forces killed nine holy warriors in an IBO in North Waziristan, while a day earlier, 18 holy warriors were eliminated in separate engagements in KP and Balochistan.
Related:
Mir Ali : 2026-10-01 3 terrorists killed in IBO in KP's Mir Ali: state media
Mir Ali : 2026-06-15 40 to 50 terrorists armed with heavy weapons attempted an attack on the FC Balochistan (South) post
Mir Ali : 2026-01-26 TTP Fitna al-Khawarij commander, Umar Dawar, was eliminated in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan
Related:
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2026-11-04 Soldier martyred, 17 terrorists killed in intelligence-based operations in Balochistan: ISPR
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2026-11-02 Terrorist attacks drop by 37pc in October: PICSS
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2026-11-02 Pakistan responds to unprovoked firing from Afghan posts along border in Lower South Waziristan: DC

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