RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): ٰIn a recent development, the Security troops martyred seven Indian- sponsored terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district.
In a press release on Sunday, the Inter-Services Public Relations said the security forces conducted the operation on September 20 on intelligence regarding the presence of Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij’s terrorists.
The troops successfully targeted the khwarij hideout, martyring seven khwarij, including three Afghans and two suicide bombers.
The ISPR said that the troops also conducted sanitisation operations to root out any other Indian-sponsored terrorists in the region. It reiterated the security forces’ resolve to eradicate the evil of Indian-sponsored terrorism from Pakistan.
“Pakistan expects the interim Afghan government to uphold its responsibilities and deny its soil for terrorist activities,” the ISPR said.
Pakistan experienced several cross-border terror attacks after Taliban rulers came back to Afghanistan in 2021, especially in the neighboring KP and Balochistan provinces.
Pakistan has sheltered Afghans for over forty years, from the Soviet occupation to the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. Some were born and grew up there; others continue to await third-country resettlement.
As per media news, in the wake of a 2023 crackdown on illegal Afghans and those who have overstayed legal status, over 554,000 Afghans have been repatriated since April 2025 under Pakistan’s Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan — including approximately 145,000 in August.
Masterminds and handlers of terrorism are located in Afghanistan and are being provided with support from India, as per security sources.
