Security forces have neutralized 31 terrorists belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna al-Khwarij and Fitna al-Hindustan during an extensive counterterrorism operation in Quetta district of Balochistan, bringing the total number of terrorists eliminated in recent operations across Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to 74.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces launched a comprehensive intelligence-based search and clearance operation on November 3 in the Karam area of Quetta district to eliminate terrorist threats.
During the operation, security forces effectively targeted multiple terrorist hideouts. Following several engagements and intense exchanges of fire, 31 terrorists belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna al-Khwarij were neutralized.
Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from terrorist hideouts during the operation, according to the military’s media wing.
The latest operation follows a series of counterterrorism engagements in three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, namely Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat and Kurram, where security forces neutralized 43 Khwarij. With the elimination of 31 terrorists in Quetta, the combined toll from the operations in Balochistan and KP has reached 74.
The ISPR stated that sanitization and clearance efforts were aimed at eliminating remaining terrorist threats and ensuring that the areas were cleared of terrorist networks.
It further reaffirmed that the counterterrorism campaign under the vision of Azm-e-Istehkam, approved by the Federal Apex Committee under the National Action Plan, would continue at full pace.
Security forces and law enforcement agencies remain committed to eliminating foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.
