- Military’s media wing says weapons and ammunition recovered from dead terrorists, who were involved in terrorist activity in the area
RAWALPINDI: At least 13 terrorists belonging to Indian-proxy Finta al-Khwarij were killed in a fire exchange with the security forces during intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Wednesday.
In a statement the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, “Security forces conducted the operation in the Daraban area, upon the reported presence of terrorists “belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al-Khwarij.”
🚨#ISPR 13 Terrorists Eliminated
On 24 September 2025, Security Forces conducted an intelligence based operation (IBO) in area of Daraban, Dera Ismail Khan District, on reported presence of khwarij belonging to #India Proxy, Fitna al Khwarij.
During the conduct of operation,… pic.twitter.com/wTweJlX0ZC
— Pakistan Armed Forces News 🇵🇰 (@PakistanFauj) September 24, 2025
The state uses the term Fitna al-Khwarij to refer to terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). It has also designated Balochistan-based groups as Fitna al-Hindustan to highlight India’s alleged role in terrorism and destabilisation across Pakistan.
“During the conduct of the operation, our own troops effectively engaged the khwarij location and as a result, 13 Indian sponsored khwarij were sent to hell,” the statement read.
The ISPR added that weapons and ammunition were recovered from the dead terrorists, who were involved in terrorist activity in the area.
The statement added that these terrorists were involved in “facilitation of a suicide bombing attack in Daraban in December 2023, the abduction and target killing of government officials and innocent civilians”.
“A sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored kharji found in the area, as the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of Indian sponsored terrorism from the country,” the statement concluded.
On September 21, security personnel launched an IBO in the same district, where they killed seven terrorists, including three “Afghan nationals”. In a statement, the ISPR said that the operation was carried out in the Kulachi area upon the presence of “khawarij”.
“During the conduct of [the] operation, own troops effectively engaged the khwarij location and [as a result], seven Indian sponsored khwarij, including three Afghan National khwarij and two suicide bombers, were sent to hell,” the ISPR said.
The statement added that Pakistan expects the interim Afghan government, run by the Afghan Taliban, to uphold its responsibilities and deny the use of its soil to carry out acts of terror.
Earlier on Thursday, four terrorists “belonging to Indian proxy” were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district, the military’s media wing said.
“On September 17 2025, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Khuzdar district of Balochistan, on reported presence of terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Hindustan,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
The state has designated Balochistan-based groups as Fitna-al-Hindustan to highlight India’s alleged role in terrorism and destabilisation across Pakistan.
The ISPR statement said that during the operation, “own forces effectively engaged the terrorists’ location”, adding that “after an intense fire exchange, four Indian sponsored terrorists were sent to hell”.
Weapons, ammunition and explosives were recovered from slain terrorists, the ISPR said.
A day ago, the ISPR had issued another statement, saying that the armed forces had eliminated five “Indian sponsored terrorists” during an IBO in Khuzdar earlier this week.
On September 12, the ISPR said troops had also killed four “Indian sponsored terrorists” during an IBO in Balochistan’s Mastung.
Pakistan has lately been witnessing an uptick in terrorist activities, mainly in KP and Balochistan. In November 2022, the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, after breaking a ceasefire deal with the government, had vowed to escalate attacks against the security forces, the police, and other law enforcement agencies’ personnel.
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