Security sources foiled a suicide attack on a camp in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali district, killing at least four terrorists, reported state broadcaster PTV on Friday.
One militant drove an explosive-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall of a security forces’ camp. Three others attempted to storm the compound on foot and were shot dead outside the camp in what security officials described as a “prompt and decisive” response by the troops.
Separately, security forces have killed 34 militants described as “India-backed terrorists” during multiple operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past three days, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Thursday.
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Fitna al-Khawarij is the state-mandated term for terrorists associated with the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), since the May 2025 war with India.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), intelligence-based operations were carried out in the North Waziristan, South Waziristan and Bannu districts.
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The operations form part of Pakistan’s continued counter-terrorism campaign under the vision “Azm-e-Istehkam,” aimed at eliminating foreign-sponsored terrorism from the country.
Operation Azm-e-Istehkam aims to eradicate terrorism and extremism, coordinating armed forces and law enforcement efforts while addressing public concerns to curb extremist tendencies.
