Security forces in Pakistan killed 10 terrorists in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the terrorists belonged to Indian-sponsored Fitna al Khwarij, a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.
President Asif Ali Zardari said the nation “stands with its brave security forces and law enforcement agencies and views their sacrifices against terrorism with utmost appreciation”. Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif both issued statements, saying that the “nefarious designs of terrorist elements active under Indian sponsorship will be thwarted at any cost”.
ISPR said that in the first encounter, a group of terrorists attempted to attack security forces’ checkposts in Azam Warsak area in South Waziristan. “The attempt was effectively thwarted by troops. During ensuing fire exchange, eight khwarij were sent to hell through effective and precise engagements by own troops," it said.
In another encounter that took place in Dir district, the troops neutralised two more terrorists. ISPR said weapons and ammunition were also seized from the slain terrorists, who remained “actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area”.
It said sanitisation operations were being conducted to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area, adding that the counterterrorism campaign would continue at full pace to wipe out “the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country”.
According to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, an Islamabad-based think tank, violence linked to terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism operations intensified sharply in July, making it the deadliest month of 2026, with 112 security personnel among 205 people killed.
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