RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): Security forces killed 21 India-sponsored Fitna Al-Khawarij terrorists, including four ring leaders, in the Miran Shah and surrounding areas in North Waziristan district over the past 72 hours, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Saturday.
The military’s media wing said that security forces engaged multiple terrorist locations in Miran Shah and its surroundings in North Waziristan in continuation of a series of intelligence-based operations in the district.
“Following fierce fire exchanges, in the last seventy-two hours, twenty-one more khwarij belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna-al-Khwarij, including four kharji Ring leaders (Kharji Khalid Raza alias Salar, Kharji Muftoon, Kharji Musa, and Kharji Imran alias Ayan) have been sent to hell, thereby causing a significant blow to the khwarijs’ network operating in the area.”
The statement added that the Killed Kharji leaders were highly wanted for their involvement in numerous terrorist activities, including the killing of security forces personnel and innocent civilians.
“So far, in total, forty-eight khwarij have been killed in these highly skilful and precise operations,” it stated.
“Weapons and ammunition have also been recovered from killed Indian sponsored Khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities and killing of innocent civilians.”
“Sanitization operations will continue to eliminate remaining holed up khwarij from these areas, as relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under vision “Azm e Istehkam” (as approved by Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) 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.”
