RAWALPINDI, (TW NEWS) – Security Forces, in coordination with the police, have killed 49 terrorists in a series of high-tempo, intelligence-based joint operations conducted across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan over the past few days, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The operations were conducted as part of an ongoing counter-terrorism campaign aimed at dismantling terrorist networks and preventing attempts to undermine peace and stability in the country. According to the statement, the operations targeted elements described by the security forces as Indian-sponsored Fitna Al-Khawarij and Fitna Al-Hindustan.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 12 militants were killed during multiple intelligence-based operations conducted in Bannu, North Waziristan, Orakzai and Khyber districts. Security forces also recovered and destroyed a large quantity of explosives, improvised explosive device (IED) detonating remotes, weapons, ammunition and motorcycles during the operations.

In Balochistan, 37 militants were killed in 10 intelligence-based operations carried out in Mastung, Mach, Khuzdar and Panjgur districts. A significant quantity of weapons, explosive drums and remote-detonation equipment was also recovered and destroyed, according to ISPR.

Following the operations, sanitisation efforts are underway in the affected areas to locate and eliminate any remaining militants.

The security forces reiterated their resolve to protect the country’s territorial integrity and safeguard its citizens. The statement said the counter-terrorism campaign under “Azm-e-Istehkam,” approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan, would continue at full pace to eliminate the threat of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.