Pakistan(National Times)- RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed three terrorists in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 21-22, said the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Saturday.\u00a0 According to the military’s media wing, an\u00a0intelligence-based operation\u00a0was conducted by the forces in Bara area of Khyber district.\u00a0 The statement added that during the\u00a0conduct of operation, troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, resultantly killing two militants \u2014\u00a0Haqyar Afridi also known as\u00a0Khyberay and\u00a0Gulla Jan. “In another incident, movement of group of khwarij, who were trying to infiltrate through Pakistan-Afghanistan border, was picked up by the security forces in South Waziristan District,” said the ISPR.\u00a0 It added that troops effectively engaged and thwarted their attempt to infiltrate. “Resultantly, one kharji [terrorist] was sent to hell, while three khwarij got injured.” The statement said Pakistan\u00a0has consistently been asking interim Afghan government to ensure effective border management on their side of the border. The military’s media wing urged the Taliban government to fulfil its obligations and deny the use of Afghan soil by terrorists for perpetuating acts of terrorism against Pakistan, it said.\u00a0 “Security forces of Pakistan are determined and remain committed to secure its border and eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country,” stressed ISPR. Pakistan has witnessed a spike in terror attacks on security forces and civilians \u2014 especially in KP and Balochistan since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021 following the withdrawal of US and NATO forces. As per a report by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), the third quarter of 2024 saw a 90% increase in fatalities linked to terrorist violence and counterterrorism operations. The report recorded 722 deaths and 615 injuries in 328 incidents, with KP and Balochistan accounting for 97% of fatalities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pakistan(National Times)- RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed three terrorists in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 21-22, said the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Saturday.\u00a0 According to the military’s media wing, an\u00a0intelligence-based operation\u00a0was conducted by the forces in Bara area of Khyber district.\u00a0 The statement added that during the\u00a0conduct of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n