Security forces on Friday killed eight Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out in the Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the Pakistan Armed Forces conducted the IBO in the area on the reported presence of terrorists.
“During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged khawarij locations, and after an intense fire exchange, eight Indian sponsored khawarij were sent to hell,” the ISPR statement read.
Pakistan has been grappling with rising terror incidents, particularly in KP and Balochistan, since the Afghan Taliban regime took power in 2021.
Since then, terrorists have carried out hundreds of cross-border terror attacks in Pakistan, leading to the martyrdom of soldiers and countless civilians, including women and children.
During the first eight months of 2025, KP alone recorded over 600 terror incidents, resulting in the martyrdom of at least 138 civilians and 79 police personnel.
The most recent attack came earlier in the day, when three police personnel, including a high-ranking official, embraced martyrdom after two blasts hit KP’s Hangu district.
Police said that SP Operations Asad Zubair and two others were martyred when their vehicle was targeted in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack.
The policemen were rushing to inspect a blast site where a blast had occurred.
