{"id":1293,"date":"2026-06-13T16:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2026-06-13T16:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:31:42","slug":"21-terrorists-killed-in-north-waziristan-operations-over-72-hours-ispr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/21-terrorists-killed-in-north-waziristan-operations-over-72-hours-ispr\/","title":{"rendered":"21 terrorists killed in North Waziristan operations over 72 hours: ISPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RAWALPINDI<\/strong>: Continuing their intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s North Waziristan, the security forces have killed 21 terrorists in the last 72 hours, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, the military\u2019s media affairs wing said multiple terrorist locations were engaged in the \u201cgeneral area Miranshah and surroundings in North Waziristan\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFollowing fierce fire exchanges, in [the] last 72 hours, 21 more khwarij belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna-al-Khawarij, including four kharji ring leaders (Kharji Khalid Raza alias Salar, Kharji Muftoon, Kharji Musa and Kharji Imran alias Ayan) have been sent to hell, thereby causing a significant blow to the khwarijs\u2019 network operating in the area,\u201d the ISPR said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pakistani government uses the term \u201cFitna al-Khawarij\u201d to refer to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ISPR said the killed ring leaders were \u201chighly wanted for their involvement in numerous terrorist activities, including killing of security forces personnel and innocent civilians\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It noted that since the operations began last week, with 27 terrorists killed over 72 hours earlier, a total of 48 terrorists have been killed in the \u201chighly skilful and precise operations\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the terrorists, the ISPR said, stressing that they \u201cremained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities and killing of innocent civilians\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanitisation operations will continue to eliminate the remaining holed up terrorists from the areas, the military said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It affirmed that the \u201crelentless counterterrorism campaign under vision \u2018Azm-i-Istehkam\u2019 (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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 2, the district administration imposed Section 144 for an indefinite period in the Miranshah subdivision, restricting all movement and traffic amid security concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The measure was widely seen as indicative of an intensification of counter-militancy operations in North Waziristan, with the administration taking extraordinary precautions to forestall any retaliatory action as the area continues to face militancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the imposition of Section 144, security forces were reported to have foiled a suicide attack by terrorists on a military post near Miranshah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After two consecutive months of improvement, Pakistan\u2019s security situation deteriorated sharply in May 2026, driven primarily by escalating terrorist violence in KP and Balochistan, according to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As KP and Balochistan continue to grapple with militancy, with attacks often targeting security personnel and law enforcers, the state has intensified counter-terrorism operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: Continuing their intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s North Waziristan, the security forces have killed 21 terrorists in the last 72 hours, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. In a statement, the military\u2019s media affairs wing said multiple terrorist locations were engaged in the \u201cgeneral area Miranshah and surroundings in North Waziristan\u201d. 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