Pakistani forces gun down 7 terrorists in North Waziristan

Pakistan’s security forces have shot dead seven terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district in two separate operations, the military’s media wing has said.

In a statement, the country's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that an intelligence-based operation (IBO) was conducted by the security forces in the Mir Ali area, per Pakistani media.

During the operation, the troops effectively engaged the Indian-proxy Fitna al-Khawarij’s location, and after an intense fire exchange, six terrorists were “sent to hell”, the ISPR added.

Another IBO was conducted in the Spinwam area, and in an ensuing fire exchange, one more militant was effectively neutralised by the security forces.

Terrorist attacks have seen a sharp increase in Pakistan, particularly in the bordering provinces of KP and Balochistan, since 2021, when the Afghan Taliban regime came into power.

A police report noted that KP alone recorded over 600 terror incidents, in which at least 79 police personnel were killed alongside 138 civilians, during the first eight months of 2025.

Pakistan has repeatedly called on the Afghan Taliban regime in Kabul to prevent terrorists from using its territory to attack Pakistan, and recently, this issue has led to heightened tensions, accompanied by cross-border attacks from Afghanistan, which have prompted retaliatory action by Pakistani forces.

By Khagan Isayev