RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed 13 militants during two separate operations foiling infiltration attempts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media affairs wing said.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that in KP’s Mohmand district, the movement of a group of terrorists trying to infiltrate the Pak-Afghan border was picked up by security forces.
“Own troops effectively engaged this group of khawarij. As a result of precise and skillful engagement, eight khwarij belonging to the Indian-sponsored, Fitna al Khawarij were sent to hell,” it said.
The statement described the militants as belonging to “Fitna al-Khwarij,” alleging foreign backing, and said the incidents underscored Pakistan’s longstanding concerns over cross-border militant activity.
It reiterated Pakistan’s position that the authorities in Afghanistan must take effective measures to prevent the use of their territory for attacks against Pakistan.
ISPR said that sanitisation operations were being conducted to eliminate other terrorists in the area, adding that the counterterrorism campaign would continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.
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