{"id":126203,"date":"2026-05-19T20:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126203"},"modified":"2026-05-19T20:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:57:52","slug":"security-forces-kill-22-terrorists-in-north-waziristan-operation-ispr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126203\/","title":{"rendered":"Security forces kill 22 terrorists in North Waziristan operation: ISPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Security forces killed 22 India-sponsored terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s North Waziristan district, the military\u2019s media affairs wing said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said an area sanitisation operation has been underway since May 17 in North Waziristan\u2019s Shewa general area, \u201cbased on credible intelligence leads with respect to the presence of&nbsp;<em>khwarij<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1849349\/govt-proscribes-gul-bahadur-group-majeed-brigade#:~:text=TTP%20labelled%20as%20fitna\"><em><u>Fitna al Khawarij<\/u><\/em><\/a>&nbsp;is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the operation, troops \u201ceffectively engaged&nbsp;<em>khwarij<\/em>&nbsp;location and after [an] intense exchange of fire, 22&nbsp;<em>khwarij<\/em>&nbsp;belonging to Indian sponsored&nbsp;<em>Fitna-al-Khwarij<\/em>&nbsp;have [been] sent to hell\u201d in the last 24 hours, the ISPR said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It added that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who \u201cremained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ISPR revealed that \u201cevidence further confirms that&nbsp;<em>khwarij<\/em>&nbsp;coerced and intimidated the local population, forcing their compliance to obtain safe passage using them as human shield\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSuch deplorable acts are highly condemnable and no justification can rationalise the endangerment of public lives,\u201d the military said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sanitisation operation is currently in progress \u201cto eliminate holed up&nbsp;<em>khwarij<\/em>&nbsp;from the area\u201d, and security forces have effectively cordoned off the area, the ISPR added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISPR affirmed that a \u201crelentless counter-terrorism campaign under vision \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1841867\"><u>Azm-i-Istehkam<\/u><\/a>\u2019 (as approved by Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) by security forces and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2001537\/security-forces-kill-22-terrorists-in-north-waziristan-operation-ispr#terrorism-resurgence\"><\/a>Terrorism resurgence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There has been a resurgence in terrorism in Pakistan, especially in KP and Balochistan, since the Afghan Taliban&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1852243\"><u>returned<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;to power in Kabul in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad has repeatedly urged the Taliban administration to dismantle terrorist sanctuaries on Afghan soil, particularly those linked to the banned TTP. Officials say those appeals have gone unheeded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, a major-ranked officer was among&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1999982\">five soldiers martyred<\/a>&nbsp;during an area sanitisation operation in Balochistan\u2019s Barkhan district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2001014\">subsequent operation<\/a>&nbsp;launched by security forces, at least three \u2018commanders\u2019 of Balochistan-based terrorist groups have been arrested, while 35 of their operatives have been killed, the Balochistan government said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to a resurgence of militancy, especially in KP and Balochistan, where attacks often target&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1974789\/lieutenant-colonel-among-two-army-personnel-martyred-in-bannu-suicide-attack-ispr\"><u>security personnel<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1979501\"><u>LEAs<\/u><\/a>, the state has intensified counter-terrorism operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, security forces&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1998739\">killed five terrorists<\/a>&nbsp;in two separate engagements in KP\u2019s Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts. In early April,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1987791\">eight terrorists<\/a>&nbsp;were killed along the Pak-Afghan border in North Waziristan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Security forces killed 22 India-sponsored terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s North Waziristan district, the military\u2019s media affairs wing said on Tuesday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said an area sanitisation operation has been underway since May 17 in North Waziristan\u2019s Shewa general area, \u201cbased on credible intelligence leads with respect to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Security forces kill 22 terrorists in North Waziristan operation: ISPR - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126203\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Security forces kill 22 terrorists in North Waziristan operation: ISPR - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Security forces killed 22 India-sponsored terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s North Waziristan district, the military\u2019s media affairs wing said on Tuesday. 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