Forces kill 17 more terrorists near Afghan border: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed 17 more terrorists “operating on the behest of their Indian masters” following successful engagements near the Pak-Afghan border on Sunday, where 54 militants belonging to Fitna-al-Khawarij were eliminated.

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported on Monday that a deliberate sanitization operation was conducted in surrounding areas of Hassan Khel, North Waziristan, along Pakistan-Afghanistan Border on Sunday night.

“During the conduct of the operation, 17 more khawarij, who were operating on behest of their Indian masters, were hunted down and successfully neutralized,” the ISPR said.

According to the military’s media wing, weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed khawarij.

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With this sanitization operation, the number of khawarij terrorists killed in three days’ anti-inflation operation has risen to 71.

The operation conducted during 25-27 April marked the highest ever number of Khawarij killed by the security forces in a single engagement during the entire campaign against terrorism.

The forces engaged the terrorists when they were making an infiltration attempt in in the Hasan Khel area of North Waziristan.

“Intelligence reports indicate that this group of Khawarij was specifically infiltrating at behest of their “foreign masters” to undertake high profile terrorist activities inside Pakistan. Such actions by Fitna al Khwarij, at a time when India is levelling baseless accusations against Pakistan, clearly imply on whose cues FAK is operating. Such actions amount to treason and betrayal against the state and its citizens,” the ISPR statement issued earlier read.

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