Operation lasted 36 hours, significant quantity of weapons and ammunition was also recovered from terrorists
\n Rawalpindi
\nSecurity forces have killed 15 terrorists who were trying to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border opposite North Waziristan District, the military\u2019s media wing said on Thursday, adding that the engagement lasted for 36 hours.
\nAccording to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces detected the \u201cmovement of a group of khawarij belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna Al Khawarij during the night of August 31 and September 1.\u201d Fitna al-Khawarij is the state-designated term for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). \u201cOwn troops responded professionally and with patience to engage them successfully,\u201d the statement said.
\nThe ISPR further added that as a result of \u201cprecise and skillful engagement\u201d that lasted for 36 hours, 15 terrorists were killed.
\nDuring the follow-up sanitisation operation, a significant quantity of weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, which ISPR said had \u201cfurther exposed the nefarious designs of Khawarij and their facilitators\u201d seeking to \u201cdisrupt peace and stability in the country\u201d.
\n\u201cThis incident along Pakistan-Afghanistan border once again vindicates Pakistan\u2019s persistent stance regarding the abject failure of the Afghan Taliban Regime to deny the use of Afghan soil to the terrorist organisation, under their patronage, for cross-border terrorism,\u201d the statement added.
\nThe ISPR further stated that the Afghan Taliban regime \u201chas consistently failed to ensure effective border management and honour its international obligations.\u201d
\nPakistan has repeatedly accused terrorist groups based in Afghanistan of carrying out attacks inside the country and demanded that Kabul take action against them. The Afghan Taliban government has rejected accusations that it allows its territory to be used for attacks against Pakistan.
\nPakistan\u2019s security forces \u201c remain resolute and unwavering in their commitment\u201d to protecting the country\u2019s borders, it added.
\n\u201cSanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored Kharji found in the area as relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under the vision \u201cAzm e Istehkam\u201d (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,\u201d the statement concluded.
\nTerrorism is a growing problem for Pakistan, with the number of attacks rising every year since 2022, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), a global monitoring organisation. Data from ACLED shows attacks in Pakistan rose nearly fourfold to 2,425 in 2025 from 658 in 2022, and over the same period, TTP attacks increased more than sevenfold to 838 from 118.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Operation lasted 36 hours, significant quantity of weapons and ammunition was also recovered from terrorists Rawalpindi Security forces have killed 15 terrorists who were trying to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border opposite North Waziristan District, the military\u2019s media wing said on Thursday, adding that the engagement lasted for 36 hours. According to the Inter-Services Public […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-565342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n