The security forces have foiled infiltration attempts of large groups of Indian-sponsored terrorists, Fitna al-Khawarij, killing 25 infiltrators during two separate actions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
These infiltration attempts are witnessed at a time when delegations of Islamabad and Kabul are engaged in peace talks in Turkiye following a Doha-brokered ceasefire, the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Sunday.
Two large groups of militants, opposite general area Ghaki, Kurram district, and Spinwam, North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, tried to infiltrate Pakistan on October 24-25, the military media wing stated.
Pakistan forces precisely and skillfully engaged the groups in Spinwam, killing 15 terrorists, including four suicide bombers. In a separate operation in Kurram’s Ghaki general area, 10 infiltrators were killed. A large number of weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the infiltrating Khwarij.
The ISPR stated that five soldiers embraced martyrdom during the operations. The martyrs include Havaldar Manzoor Hussain, 35, resident of Ghizar district, Sepoy Nauman Ilyas Kiyani, 23, resident of Poonch district, Sepoy Muhammad Adil, 24, resident of Kasur district, Sepoy Shah Jehan, 25, resident of Vehari district, and Sepoy Ali Asghar, 25, resident of Pakpatan district.
A sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored kharji found in the area,” said the military’s media wing.
The ISPR stated that the infiltration attempts “cast doubts on the intentions of the Interim Afghan Government about addressing the issue of terrorism emanating from its soil”.
Pakistan has consistently been asking the Taliban regime to ensure effective border management on the Afghan side. Afghanistan should fulfil its obligations under the Doha Agreement and deny the use of Afghan soil by khwarij against Pakistan.
“The security forces of Pakistan remain resolute and unwavering in their commitment to defend the nation’s frontiers, and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” the ISPR reiterated the commitment of Pakistan forces.
It also vowed to continue a relentless counterterrorism campaign under the vision ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ (as approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan) to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from Pakistan.
