Pakistan Army Kills 17 India-Backed Terrorists Near Afghan Border

Islamabad  –  Following successful engagements by the security forces in North Waziristan District (NWD) from April 25 to 27, during which 54 Khwarij were sent to hell; on night between April 27 and 28, a deliberate sanitisation operation was conducted in surrounding areas of Hassan Khel, NWD, along Pakistan-Afghanistan Border. An ISPR statement said during the conduct of the operation, 17 more Khwarij, who were operating on behest of their Indian masters, were hunted down and successfully neutralised. Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed Khwarij.

The number of Khwarij killed in three days operation has risen to 71.

The security forces remain committed to secure the nation’s frontiers and thwart attempts at sabotaging peace, stability and progress of Pakistan.

In an earlier statement, the ISPR said that such actions by terrorists, at a time when India is levelling baseless accusations against Pakistan, clearly imply on whose cues they are operating. “Such actions amount to treason and betrayal against the state and its citizens.”

Referring to the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, the ISPR said it underscored the fact that distracting Pakistan’s security forces from their focus on the war against terror seems to be the strategic intent of India to allow a breathing space to terrorists “which is reeling from the onslaught of our armed forces resolute offensive against them”.

The statement noted that this was the highest-ever number of terrorists killed by the security forces in a single engagement during entire campaign against terrorism.

Fitna Al Khawarij is a term the state uses to refer to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is reportedly launching attacks on the country from Afghan soil.

Also See: India’s Indus Waters Treaty Threat: Dangerous Blow to Stability & Credibility

The two nations share a porous border spanning around 2,500 kilometres with several crossing points which hold significance as a key element of regional trade and relations between the people across both sides of the fence.

However, the issue of terrorism remains a key issue for Pakistan which has urged Afghanistan to prevent its soil from being used by groups such as the TTP to carry out attacks inside the former’s territory.

Islamabad’s reservations have also been confirmed by a report submitted to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) by the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, which has revealed a nexus between Kabul and the TTP with the former providing logistical, operational and financial support to the latter.

This news is sourced from [The Nation] and is for informational purposes only.