Four soldiers were killed and 12 attackers were captured during operations in KP and Balochistan: ISPR

The military’s media branch said that 12 terrorists with ties to “Indian proxy groups” were killed by security forces in operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, which claimed the lives of four troops.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement Thursday night that they had killed seven terrorists in actions in the North Waziristan and Chitral districts.

The ISPR said that in North Waziristan, “Indian-sponsored Khawarij attempted to attack a security forces’ check post in the general area of Shawal.” Khawarij are terrorists that the government designates as a threa“t. Their own men stopped the attack, and in the ensuing firefight, India-paid Khawarij met their demise.

But during a fierce firefight, Lieutenant Daniyal Ismail (24 years old, from District Mardan), a brave young officer leading his troops from the front, fought bravely and gave his life along with three others, the ISPR said.

The operation claimed the lives of three more troops. They were Naib Subedar Kashif Raza, 42, from Chakwal district; Lance Naik Fiaqat Ali, 35, from Haripur district; and Sepoy Muhammad Hameed, 26. He was from the Abbottabad district.

Security troops killed one “Indian-sponsored kharji” in the second fight in Chitral District.

The military’s media wing said earlier that five terrorists with ties to the “Indian proxy Fitnah-al-Hindustan” were killed in two different operations in Balochistan.

ISPR said in a statement this evening that one of the two operations was intelligence-based in the Loralai area of Balochistan.

The ISPR said, “During the operation, [our] own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, and after an intense fire exchange, four Indian-sponsored terrorists were successfully neutralized.” Bullets, weapons, and explosives were also found.

The ISPR said that the terrorists who were killed were involved in many terrorist actions, such as attacks on the N-70 highway near Rarasham on August 26, 2024, and February 18, 2025, which killed 30 people.

“The Indian-backed terrorists who were killed were wanted by police and were relentlessly pursued by the security forces,” the statement said.

One more attacker was “sent to hell” in the second battle in Kech District.

“[The] Security Forces of Pakistan are determined to get rid of the threat of Indian-backed terrorism from the country,” the ISPR statement said. “The nation’s unwavering resolve to bring terrorists and those who help them to justice is reaffirmed.”

In a statement from his office, President Asif Ali Zardari praised the security forces for the two actions and said again that he was determined to get rid of Fitnah-ul-Hindustan.

He was quoted as saying, “Security forces are working to get rid of the threat of terrorism, and the nation stands united.” “We will continue our operations against Fitnah-ul-Hindustan until we eradicate all traces of terrorism.”

Last month, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the director general of ISPR, said that India was using its “assets” to help plan terrorist attacks in Pakistan. He said that this was “irrefutable evidence” of Indian military-led state-sponsored terrorism.

Following the Pahalgam incident, he said, “Because they want to spread terrorism, they told all of their assets—the terrorists operating in Balochistan—including the Fitnah-al-Khawarij and the independent terrorist cells—to step up their activities.” He was using the state-designated term for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Since the TTP broke their peace deal with the government in November 2022, there have been more terrorist attacks in Pakistan, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) reported that Pakistan’s internal security improved significantly in April 2025. “Both militant attacks and the number of casualties that resulted dropped sharply compared to March.”

The Global Terrorism Index 2025 placed Pakistan second. In the last year, 1,081 people died in terrorist attacks, which is 45% more than the year before.