Twenty two India sponsored terrorists have been killed in an intelligence based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Monday, the the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed on Tuesday.
ISPR said that security forces acted on confirmed intelligence about the presence of militants linked with an Indian proxy network in the area.
ISPR stated, “On 24 November 2025, security forces conducted an intelligence based operation in Bannu District, on reported presence of Khwarij belonging to Indian Proxy, Fitna al Khwarij.”
“During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the khwarij location and after an intense fire exchange, twenty two khwarij were sent to hell,” the statement added.
The statement said, “Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored Kharji found in the area, as the relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under vision Azm e Istehkam (as approved by the 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.”
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the forces for the successful action. He said the troops were securing major gains against terrorism due to the unified national resolve behind Azm e Istehkam.
“The entire nation stands with Pakistan’s armed forces in the war against terrorism,” the prime minister said. “We are determined to completely eradicate all kinds of terrorism from the country.”
Pakistan has seen a sharp rise in militant attacks, particularly in KP and Balochistan, since the TTP ended its ceasefire in late 2022.
The latest attack took place on Monday, at the Federal Constabulary headquarters in Peshawar, where a suicide bomber struck the entrance of the facility.
Three FC personnel embraced martyrdom and twelve sustained injuries.
According to reports, security personnel killed the bomber’s two accomplices before they reached the main installation and prevented a mass casualty attack.
Reports suggested that all three attackers were Afghan nationals and aimed to target the FC’s weekly assembly where around four hundred personnel had gathered.