Security Forces Kill 43 Militants in Operations Across North Waziristan and Orakzai ISPR
Operations target militant hideouts in Mir Ali and Orakzai weapons, ammunition and explosives recovered
KP Operations target militant hideouts in Mir Ali and Orakzai.
Security forces have killed 43 militants during intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past 48 hours, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The military’s media wing said troops expanded counterterrorism operations to Mir Ali in North Waziristan and Orakzai district. Security forces engaged multiple militant locations during the operations.
Following intense exchanges of fire, troops killed 35 militants in Mir Ali and another eight in Orakzai, the ISPR statement said. It identified the militants as members of what it described as the Indian-sponsored Fitna-al-Khwarij network.
Weapons and Explosives Recovered
Security forces also recovered a large cache of weapons, ammunition and explosives during subsequent sanitisation operations.
The recovered material included homemade explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). According to the ISPR, the recovery thwarted plans to use these materials in terrorist activities.
Sanitisation Operations Continue
The military said sanitisation operations remain underway to eliminate any remaining militants in the affected areas.
The statement added that security forces and law enforcement agencies would continue their counterterrorism campaign under the vision of “Azm-e-Istehkam”.
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The Federal Apex Committee approved the initiative under the National Action Plan. The ISPR said the campaign would continue at full pace to eliminate what it described as foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism in Pakistan.
