RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): The Director General Inter-Services Public Relations ( ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said that 2025 is a milestone in the war against terrorism.
Addressing an important press conference at the General Headquarters (GHQ), he said that the war against terrorism is not only a joint war of the security forces but also of the entire nation, state, and people. Pakistan has been fighting terrorism for more than 2 decades, and last year saw an unprecedented intensity in this war.
According to the DG ISPR, such counter-terrorism operations were carried out against terrorism last year, which were done for the first time in the country’s history at such a level.
Now it is important to see what practical steps are being taken to eliminate terrorism, and a comprehensive coverage of the terrorist incidents that occurred last year will be provided.
He clarified that Khawarij are terrorists and have no connection with Islam, Pakistan, or Balochistan. These elements are sedition and are working as tools of the enemy. DG ISPR said that a clear and common thinking has now emerged among the state and the people against terrorism, which is a major success in this war.
DG ISPR also said that Afghanistan has become a base of operation for terrorism, from where efforts are being made to spread unrest in Pakistan. He reiterated the resolve that anti-terrorism operations will continue with full force.
DG ISPR said that the state policy against terrorism is being fully implemented; however, there is still room for further improvement in the field of counter-terrorism. He said that the army, police, and intelligence agencies carried out operations under a joint and coordinated strategy last year.
He said that 75,175 intelligence-based operations were conducted across the country last year, out of which 14,058 were carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 58,778 in Balochistan, and 1,739 in other parts of the country. As a result of these operations, about 5,300 terrorists were killed during the year 2025.
According to DG ISPR, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan were the provinces most affected by terrorism. 1,235 citizens and security personnel were martyred in the war against terrorism, which shows the high cost of this struggle.
Moreover, 2,597 terrorists were killed in Pakistan in 2025, the DG ISPR said. Among them, 1,800 were killed in KP, 784 in Balochistan, and 10 in other areas.
He said that 27 suicide attacks took place last year, of which 16 took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 10 in Balochistan, and one in Islamabad. DG ISPR said that the creation of a politically favorable environment is one of the main reasons for terrorism.
According to DG ISPR, there was a fluctuation in terrorism incidents between 2021 and 2025. In the graph presented, red color represents the deaths of terrorists while green color represents martyrdoms.
He said that in the year 2021, 761 terrorism incidents took place, in which 193 terrorists were killed while 592 Pakistanis were martyred. This year, there were approximately three Pakistani martyrdoms compared to one terrorist.
According to DG ISPR, the situation improved significantly in the year 2025, when 2,597 terrorists were killed while 1,235 were martyred, that is, 2 terrorists were killed compared to one martyr. These figures reveal a clear trend in the effectiveness of counter-terrorism.
The DG ISPR said that the political change in Afghanistan in 2021 proved to be a turning point in the increase in terrorism. The security situation in the region was affected after the Doha agreement, and the changes in Afghanistan also had an impact on Pakistan’s internal security.
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The DG ISPR said that after assuming power, the Afghan Taliban had made three basic promises, which included not allowing the land of Afghanistan to be used for terrorism, giving rights to women, and establishing an effective and representative government, but no practical progress has been made on these three promises.
He said that the lack of an inclusive government in Afghanistan has promoted terrorism, and today, Afghanistan has become a safe haven for terrorists from all over the world. Global terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda and ISIS are present there, while the leadership and training centers of the TTP and BLA, which are active against Pakistan, are also established in Afghanistan.
According to the DG ISPR, ETIM against China and IMU against Central Asia are also active in Afghanistan, while terrorist elements belonging to different ethnicities and regions are present on Afghan soil. He said that after the situation in Syria changed, foreign terrorists also migrated to the region, which is a major threat to Pakistan’s security.
The DG ISPR said that several terrorist organizations are active at the regional level and various Muslim proxies are being provided funding and logistical support from different countries.
According to him, about $7.2 million in funding has been delivered to the terrorists, while bulletproof jackets and other protective equipment are also being provided.
