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4 TTP terrorists neutralised in Dera Ismail Khan IBO: ISPR

Four terrorists from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban group were neutralised in an intelligence based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan district, the military's media wing said on Monday According to a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted the IBO based on the reported presence of the terrorists belonging to the "Indian proxy". "During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the khwarij location and after an intense fire exchange, four khwarij were sent to hell," the ISPR said. It further stated that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the slain terrorists, who were actively involved in numerous terror activities in the area. The ISPR said that sanitisation operation was being conducted to eliminate any other "Indian-sponsored kharji" found in the area, adding that a relentless counter-terrorism campaign under the vision of “Azm-e-Istehkam” by security forces and law enforcement agencies would continue at full pace to wipe out the "menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism" from the country. On 23 February 2026, Security Forces conducted an intelligence based operation in Dera Ismail Khan District, on reported presence of khwarij belonging to Indian Proxy, Fitna al Khwarij. During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the Khwarij location and… pic.twitter.com/pSZlwLHb8z — PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) February 23, 2026 President Asif Ali Zardari paid tribute to the security forces for their performance. "Eliminating the khawarij operating under Indian backing during the operation and recovering weapons from them is a testament to the professionalism and resolve of the forces. Operations against terrorist elements active under Indian patronage are inevitable for the protection of national security." He said the foreign patrons of terrorists should remember that Pakistan would not only "send their pawns to hell" but will also reach their patrons themselves. صدرِ مملکت آصف علی زرداری کا ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان میں بھارتی سرپرستی میں سرگرم فتنہ الخوارج کے خلاف کامیاب انٹیلی جنس بیسڈ آپریشن پر سیکیورٹی فورسز کو خراجِ تحسین۔ آپریشن کے دوران بھارتی پشت پناہی میں سرگرم خوارج کو ہلاک کرنا اور ان سے اسلحہ بازیاب کرنا فورسز کی پیشہ ورانہ مہارت اور… pic.twitter.com/D87uiVyIBn — PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) February 23, 2026 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised Pakistan’s security forces on the sucessful IBO. In a statement, the prime minister said security forces were achieving major successes against terrorism. He added that the entire nation stood with the armed forces in the fight against terrorism.  "We are determined for the complete eradication of terrorism from the country." _وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف کا خیبر پختونخوا کے علاقے ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان میں بھارتی حمایت یافتہ فتنتہ الخوارج کے4 دہشت گردوں کو ہلاک کرنے پر سیکیورٹی فورسز کو خراج تحسین عزم استحکام کے ویژن کے تحت سیکیورٹی فورسز دہشت گردی کے خلاف بڑی کامیابیاں حاصل کر رہی ہیں دہشت گردی کی اس… pic.twitter.com/A5iiuGvviG — PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) February 23, 2026 Earlier today, three Federal Constabulary personnel were martyred after terrorists attacked a fort in K-P’s Karak district, according to the police. K-P has seen a spike in terrorists activites with two Pakistani security personnel, including Lt Col Shahzada Gul Faraz and Sepoy Karamat Shah, martyred on Saturday during a counter-terror operation in Bannu district. A day after, two terrorists, including a detained commander, were killed when the outlaws attacked a Counter-Terrorism Department vehicle in a bid to free their chief in Bannu district.

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