The Pakistan Army eliminates 50 Indian-backed Fitna al-Khawarij militants in KP border operation, in one of the most decisive counterterrorism actions amid escalating tensions along the Pak-Afghan frontier.
According to security sources, between 45 and 50 militants belonging to India’s proxy network “Fitna al-Khawarij” were neutralised during an infiltration attempt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohmand district on Thursday.
The heavily armed group was attempting to infiltrate Pakistan by exploiting the temporary ceasefire between Islamabad and Kabul. Acting on precise intelligence, Pakistani security forces launched a swift and coordinated response under an intelligence-based operation (IBO), engaging the infiltrators in an hours-long gun battle.
Several militants were injured, while the rest were eliminated before they could breach the border. The area was immediately cordoned off, and a large-scale clearance operation is now underway to ensure no terrorist elements remain in the vicinity.
The Pakistan Army eliminates 50 Indian-backed Fitna al-Khawarij militants in KP border operation under the framework of Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, the national counterterrorism initiative approved by the federal apex committee on the National Action Plan.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that sanitisation operations are ongoing across the region to root out all Indian-sponsored militants and their networks operating near Pakistan’s western border.
Earlier this week, security forces killed 34 terrorists during three separate IBOs in North Waziristan, South Waziristan, and Bannu. These operations have targeted foreign-funded militant infrastructure aimed at destabilising Pakistan through cross-border terrorism.
The ISPR reaffirmed that Pakistan’s armed forces, supported by law enforcement agencies, will continue their relentless pursuit of all foreign-backed terror elements until the country is completely free of this menace.
The latest operations come amid heightened Islamabad-Kabul tensions following the Afghan Taliban regime’s continued inaction against terrorist groups using Afghan soil for attacks inside Pakistan.
In response to multiple cross-border assaults, Pakistan carried out precision strikes on key Taliban positions in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, destroying several strongholds and eliminating high-value targets.
While both countries agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire at Kabul’s request, Pakistan remains firm that its sovereignty and national security are non-negotiable. Since the Taliban takeover in 2021, cross-border terror incidents have surged, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Islamabad has repeatedly urged the Afghan government to take decisive action against proscribed groups like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), whose activities threaten regional stability.
A recent report by the UN Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team corroborated Pakistan’s stance, revealing a growing nexus between Kabul and the TTP, with the Afghan regime allegedly providing logistical, financial, and operational support to the group.
