RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed at least 30 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (KP) South Waziristan district, the military's media wing said.

According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), "On 17 February 2025, security forces conducted an operation in general area Sararogha of South Waziristan District on the reported presence of Khwarij."

During the conduct of the operation, it said, the security forces effectively engaged the terrorists' location, as a result of which, 30 were killed. "Sanitisation operation was being conducted to eliminate any other Kharji found in the area," the ISPR said, adding that security forces were determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country.

The country has been reeling under increased terrorist attacks targeting especially the law enforcers and security forces since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, particularly in the bordering provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

The country witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks in January 2025, surging by 42 percent compared to the previous month, according to data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, think tank. KP remained the worst-affected province, followed by Balochistan.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 19 2025

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