Fitna-al-Khawarij

A terrorist attack on a joint police checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district killed 15 people, including 14 security personnel. The attack, attributed to Fitna-al-Khawarij (linked to banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan), involved an explosive-laden vehicle and resulted in significant infrastructure damage. Security forces eliminated 12 attackers and are conducting a sanitization operation.

Security forces in Balochistan killed 10 terrorists and apprehended two female suicide bombers and their facilitator during operations in Surab and Mastung districts. The operations targeted the 'terrorist nexus' of 'Fitna-al-Hindustan' and 'Fitna-al-Khawarij', with weapons and explosives recovered.

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Bannu police killed five suspected terrorists during a joint operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district. The operation, based on credible intelligence, resulted in a 40-minute firefight, with weapons and ammunition seized. Legal action against facilitators and further investigations are ongoing.

Security forces foiled a suicide attack on a military post in Kari Kot area of South Waziristan's Wana using an explosives-laden vehicle, killing four terrorists. The attack aimed to destroy the post protecting locals and preventing movement of Fitna-al-Khawarij (Tehreek-i-Taliban) towards Wana Bazaar. A search and clearance operation followed.

Security forces killed three more terrorists in Balochistan's ongoing Operation Shaban, raising the total to 67 since the operation began. The operation, involving the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps, and Balochistan Police, follows a July 7 attack at Mangi Dam that killed 27 police personnel. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and military leaders emphasized a unified effort to end terrorism during a meeting in Quetta.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Lower Dir police killed six 'most-wanted terrorists' during an operation in hilly areas following an attack on the Badwan Bridge checkpost that killed Constable Mohammad Ismail. The slain individuals, linked to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan under the alias Fitna-al-Khawarij, were found with weapons including Kalashnikovs and grenades. Officials praised the operation as part of ongoing counter-terrorism efforts in the region.

Eight policemen were injured when terrorists ambushed a joint police and Counter-Terrorism Department team in Lakki Marwat's Darga Saheedan area. The attack, involving sophisticated weapons from a hilltop, also damaged a police vehicle. A sanitization operation is ongoing, and security has been tightened in the district following previous attacks last month.

Pakistan conducted strikes on terrorist hideouts along its border with Afghanistan, killing 26 militants linked to Fitna-al-Khawarij, according to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar. The strikes followed recent attacks in Peshawar’s Hassan Khel area and a suicide bombing in Bannu, which killed 15 police personnel. Pakistan has urged Afghanistan to dismantle terrorist sanctuaries, but the Afghan Taliban denies the allegations, while China mediates tensions between the two countries.