13 terrorists neutralised in KP’s Dera Ismail Khan: ISPR

Rawalpindi: Security forces on Wednesday killed 13 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, the military’s media wing said in a statement.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted the operation in the Daraban area, upon the reported presence of terrorists “belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij”.

“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 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”.

“Asanitisation 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.