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Security forces have killed 74 terrorists during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, said a statement by the military’s media wing on Friday.
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statement → kill → Friday
In a breakdown of the casualties, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said 35 terrorists were killed in Mir Ali, North Waziristan district, while eight others were killed in Orakzai Agency during the last 48 hours.
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others → say → hours
“In a determined effort to eliminate terrorist threats and dismantle the khwarij networks, security forces are conducting a series of intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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forces → eliminate → province
These operations have been further expanded to the areas of Mir Ali and Orakzai,” said ISPR.
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ISPR → expand → Ali
Elaborating further, the military’s media wing said that “intense and fierce exchanges of fire” took place, dealing a “significant blow” to the networks operated by the khwarij in the areas.
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exchanges → elaborate → areas
Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.
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state → use → Pakistan
A large cache of weapons, ammunition and explosives, including homemade explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), was also recovered during sanitisation, the military’s media wing said, adding that the recoveries had thwarted the “nefarious designs” of the terrorists to use the materials in terrorist activities.
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recoveries → include → activities
The ISPR further said that sanitisation operations continue in the areas to “eliminate holed up khwarij”.
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operations → say → khwarij
IBOs in Balochistan
Security forces have killed 31 terrorists since Nov 3 during a “comprehensive intelligence-based area sanitisation operation” against Indian-backed Fitna al Khawarij and Fitna al Hindustan in the Kurram area of Quetta district, the military’s media wing said.
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wing → kill → district
The state has designated Balochistan-based terrorist groups as Fitna al-Hindustan to highlight India’s alleged role in terrorism and destabilisation across Pakistan.
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state → designate → Pakistan
“During the conduct of these intelligence-based operations, multiple terrorist hideouts were effectively engaged and after multiple engagements, thirty one Indian sponsored khwarij were sent to hell.
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khwarij → base → hell
Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the Khwariji locations,” said ISPR.
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ISPR → recover → locations
“Sanitisation operations are being conducted to eliminate any other India-sponsored terrorist found in the area,” the statement read, adding that a relentless counterterrorism campaign under the vision “Azm e Istehkam” will continue at full pace to “wipe out [the] menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country”.
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campaign → conduct → country
The country’s security environment continued to show considerable volatility from October 30 to November 5, 2026, with renewed terrorist activity in parts of KP and the former tribal districts, alongside intensified counterterrorism operations and changing patterns of militant violence, according to Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).
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environment → continue → Conflict
Per the latest PICSS Weekly Insight, 49 militant attacks were recorded nationwide during the reporting period, compared with 31 in the preceding week.
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attacks → record → week
These incidents resulted in 25 fatalities and 21 injuries.
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incidents → result → fatalities
On October 8, security forces killed nine terrorists in an IBO in North Waziristan, while a day earlier, 18 terrorists were eliminated in separate engagements in KP and Balochistan.
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terrorists → kill → KP
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