RAWALPINDI – Security forces killed 22 Indian sponsored terrorists during an intelligence based operation in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhutkhwa.
ISPR said the operation was conducted on 24 November 2025, the day when FC headquarthers came under terrorists attack in Peshawar, on reported presence of militants in an area.
During the conduct of operation, the troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and after an intense fire exchange, 22 were killed.
“Sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored Kharji found in the area, as the relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under vision ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ (as approved by the Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) by Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country,” read ISPR statement.
A day earlier, three terrorists were killed and three personnel were martyred as an attack at the FC Headquarters in high security area of Peshawar was foiled on Monday morning.
CCPO Peshawar Dr Mian Saeed said two of the three terrorists were suicide bombers. He added that one of them blew himself up near the main gate of the headquarters with two others entering from the gate.
He added that the other bomber detonated himself near the motorcycle stand, ensuing firing by the third terrorists.
During the blasts, three FC personnel, who were deployed at the gate, were martyred while two others injured.
The CCPO said the third terrorist was killed during exchange of fire with security forces as the attack was foiled successfully.
The senior police officer told media that security was high alert at key buildings across the city due to threat alert. He said, “Our troops successfully thwarted the terrorist attack”.
Inspector General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zulfiqar Hamid also confirmed that three terrorists were killed as the attack on the FC Headquarters was repulsed.
