RAWALPINDI: Pakistan security forces killed 21 khawarij in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) operations from September 3 to 5, ARY News reported on Sunday, citing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
As per details, Pakistan security forces conducted operations against Fitna al-Khawarij in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
According to the ISPR, 10 more khawarij hiding in North Waziristan were killed during the operations. The military’s media wing said the number of militants killed in an attempted infiltration on September 1 has now risen to 25.
In another clash in North Waziristan, seven khawarij were killed, the ISPR said.
Meanwhile, four more khawarij were killed during joint operations in Kohat and Dera Ismail Khan, according to the statement.
The ISPR said the repeated incidents along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border demonstrated that the Afghan Taliban authorities had failed to prevent their territory from being used for militant activities.
It further said the Afghan Taliban government had failed to fulfil its responsibilities regarding border management and countering terrorism.
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The ISPR reiterated that Pakistan’s security forces remained steadfast in their resolve to defend the country’s borders.
“Clearance operations are being conducted to eliminate any remaining militants,” the military’s media wing said.
Earlier in August,
Earlier this week, security forces killed five terrorists of Fitna al-Hindustan during an intelligence-based operation in Panjgur.
According to the military media wing, on 10 August 2026, Security forces neutralized five terrorists belonging to Fitna Al-Hindustan during a high-tempo, intelligence-driven operation conducted in the Panjgur district of Balochistan.
Operation was executed as part of a relentless, ongoing counter-terrorism campaign dedicated to eliminating Indian-sponsored proxies and restoring enduring peace in the region.
In addition to neutralizing the five hostile elements, operational teams recovered and destroyed a significant cache of weapons, ammunition, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on site, followed immediately by sanitization operations to clear any remaining threats in the area.
