Security forces eliminated 18 terrorists in separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, state media reported on Wednesday, citing security sources.
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media → eliminate → sources
In KP, Pakistan TV said security forces “killed 13 Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan, as operations against militant groups continue under the Azm-e-Istehkam vision”.
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operations → say → vision
Separately, in Balochistan’s Mastung district, security forces killed five terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Hindustan, Pakistan TV reported.
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TV → kill → Hindustan
It added that security forces recovered heavy weapons and ammunition from the slain terrorists, and clearance and search operations were underway under Operation Radd-ul-Fitna 3.
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operations → add → Fitna
Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, while 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 → use → Pakistan
Terrorism in KP, Balochistan
KP and Balochistan have witnessed terrorist attacks and security challenges for a long time.
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Terrorism → witness → time
KP, excluding the merged districts, recorded 54 terrorist attacks in August compared with 36 in July, representing an increase of 50 per cent, according to data compiled by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).
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KP → exclude → Studies
A day earlier, in another North Waziristan IBO, security forces killed five terrorists, state media said.
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media → kill → terrorists
On October 2, security forces killed seven terrorists in an IBO in North Waziristan.
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forces → kill → Waziristan
On September 30, security forces killed three terrorists in an IBO in KP’s Mir Ali.
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forces → kill → Ali
A day before that, in an IBO in KP’s Bara area, security forces killed five terrorists.
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forces → kill → terrorists
On Sept 28, four terrorists were killed during an IBO in Dera Ismail Khan.
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terrorists → kill → Khan
On Sept 26, a dozen people lost their lives while 35 others were injured in a suicide blast that targeted the Aman Mela police checkpost in DI Khan’s Darazinda tehsil.
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that → lose → tehsil
On Sept 18, a major attack in the old Police Lines in KP’s Kohat claimed 23 lives and injured about 100 others.
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attack → claim → others
Eight terrorists were killed during an overnight clearance operation.
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terrorists → kill → operation
On Sept 17, security forces killed 10 terrorists in separate operations in KP between Sept 15 and 17.
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forces → kill → Sept
Earlier that month, over 20 terrorists were killed during multiple engagements in KP between Sept 3 and 5.
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terrorists → kill → Sept
Meanwhile, in Balochistan’s Chagai, security forces killed two terrorists on Sept 29.
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forces → kill → Sept
The military’s media affairs wing said on Sept 27 that more than 71 terrorists had been killed in Shaban and other areas of Balochistan in the previous 96 hours.
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terrorists → say → hours
On Sept 17, three terrorists were eliminated in an IBO in Balochistan’s Awaran district’s Badrang area.
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terrorists → eliminate → area
Another three were killed in Mastung on Sept 14.
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three → kill → Sept
Earlier in September, 21 terrorists were killed in separate engagements in Nokcha, Chagai, Ziarat Cross, and Pishin.
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terrorists → kill → Nokcha
The number of terrorist attacks in the province increased by seven per cent from 83 in July to 89 in August, according to PICSS’ monthly assessment.
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number → increase → assessment
As per the report, Balochistan was declared the province “most affected” by terrorism.
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Balochistan → declare → terrorism
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