Safety forces killed eight militants belonging to the India-sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij whereas six Pakistan Military personnel embraced martyrdom in the course of the alternate of fireside in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu, the Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR) mentioned on Sunday.
The army’s media wing mentioned that the alternate of fireside came about between the safety forces convoy and Fitna al-Khawarij in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Resultantly, it mentioned eight terrorists had been killed as a consequence of efficient engagement by the troops.
The engagement adopted the killing of 10 militants belonging to the India-sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij in a number of engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between September 15 and 17. Six troopers had been martyred in the course of the engagements, the ISPR mentioned earlier on Thursday.
Sanitisation operations are beneath technique to eradicate another militants who should still be current within the areas, the ISPR mentioned.
Throughout the intense fireplace alternate, the ISPR mentioned six safety personnel, together with Captain Abuzar Farooq and Lieutenant Sheraz Babar — who had been main their troops from the entrance, fought gallantly and embraced martyrdom.
The army mentioned the counter-terrorism marketing campaign beneath the imaginative and prescient of Azm-e-Istehkam, accepted by the Federal Apex Committee on the Nationwide Motion Plan, would proceed at full tempo. The marketing campaign, it mentioned, goals to eradicate foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the nation.
The ISPR mentioned the sacrifices of the troopers additional strengthened the armed forces’ dedication to safeguarding the nation.
Pakistan witnessed a surge in terror actions, significantly in its KP and Balochistan provinces, since 2021, when the Afghan Taliban got here into energy.
In keeping with a report by the Centre for Analysis and Safety Research (CRSS), the 2 provinces remained the nation’s most important hotspots for violence in the course of the second quarter of 2026, with KP rising because the worst-affected area.
The report acknowledged that KP and Balochistan collectively accounted for almost 96% of all violence-related fatalities recorded in the course of the quarter. Of the entire deaths, greater than 61% (475) had been reported in KP, whereas Balochistan accounted for 34% (265).
KP additionally recorded the best variety of violent incidents, with 151 instances, representing 57% of the nationwide whole. Balochistan adopted with 94 incidents, or 35%, underscoring the focus of militant exercise within the two provinces.
