Rawalpindi(National Times)- Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Muzak village, on the southern outskirts of Mir Ali in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, neutralising two terrorist hideouts, the military\u2019s media wing said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the operation, troops \u201csanitised\u201d the hideouts belonging to the India-sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij, the military\u2019s media wing said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces recovered a huge cache of prepared improvised explosive devices (IEDs), explosive preparation material, weapons, and ammunition from hideouts, which were established inside mosques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement added that the terrorists had \u201cdeliberately established hideouts in Masajid to store explosive materials and also were running torture cells there,\u201d observing that, \u201cthis reprehensible desecration of places of worship by Indian proxy Fitna Al Khwarij serves yet another clear evidence of their utter disregard of fundamental teachings of Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ISPR maintained that the terrorists, who it had said were facilitated by the Afghan Taliban, had no connection with Islam and their \u201cperverted interpretation and misuse of our great religion is unacceptable and fully rejected by proud and righteous people of KP and Pakistan\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, a sanitisation operation was \u201cbeing conducted by brave soldiers of Pakistan security forces to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored terrorist hideouts in the area,\u201d ISPR said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRelentless counter-terrorism campaign under vision Azm-i-Istehkam 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
President Asif Ali Zardari paid tribute to the security forces for the successful IBO, praising their \u201cprofessionalism\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUsing mosques to store explosives and as centres of violence is a blatant violation of Islam\u2019s fundamental teachings,\u201d he said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTerrorist elements operating with the support of the Afghan Taliban have no connection to Islam. Arbitrary interpretations and misuse of religion are unacceptable,\u201d the president stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi described the incident as \u201cdeeply distressing\u201d while also praising the security forces for the successful IBO, Pakistan TV reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor also called for \u201cintensified\u201d IBOs to restore peace across KP and reaffirmed his support for security forces in their efforts to bring lasting peace to the province, Pakistan TV stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KP and Balochistan have been witnessing terrorist attacks and security challenges for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country\u2019s security environment continued to show considerable volatility from October 30 to November 5, 2026, with renewed terrorist activity in parts of KP and the former tribal districts, alongside intensified counterterrorism operations and changing patterns of militant violence, according to Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Per the latest PICSS Weekly Insight, 49 militant attacks were recorded nationwide during the reporting period, compared with 31 in the preceding week. These incidents resulted in 25 fatalities and 21 injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On October 8, security forces killed nine terrorists in an IBO in North Waziristan, while a day earlier, 18 terrorists were eliminated in separate engagements in KP and Balochistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rawalpindi(National Times)- Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Muzak village, on the southern outskirts of Mir Ali in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, neutralising two terrorist hideouts, the military\u2019s media wing said on Monday. During the operation, troops \u201csanitised\u201d the hideouts belonging to the India-sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij, the military\u2019s media wing said. Fitna al […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n