Rawalpindi, November 4, 2025: Security forces neutralised four terrorists affiliated with the Indian-sponsored outfit Fitna al-Hindustan during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kalat district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.
According to the military’s media wing, the operation was launched on the night of November 1 based on credible intelligence regarding the presence of militants linked to the Indian proxy group.
“During the conduct of the operation, own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, resultantly sending four Indian-sponsored terrorists to hell,” the ISPR statement said.
Weapons and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants, who were reportedly involved in multiple terrorist attacks targeting security forces and civilians. A sanitisation operation has been initiated in the area to eliminate any remaining hostile elements.
The statement reaffirmed that the ongoing counterterrorism campaign under Operation Azm-e-Istehkam — approved by the federal apex committee on the National Action Plan (NAP) — will continue with full force until the scourge of foreign-sponsored terrorism is eradicated from the country.
President Asif Ali Zardari paid tribute to the security forces for their successful operation, reaffirming the nation’s solidarity with the armed forces in their mission to root out terrorism under Azm-e-Istehkam.
The latest operation comes a day after the ISPR reported that three terrorists were killed in separate encounters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan and Tank districts. In North Waziristan’s Esham area, security personnel detected a group of militants attempting to infiltrate Pakistan from across the Afghan border and neutralised them through a “precise and skilful engagement,” the military said.
Pakistan continues to face a resurgence in terrorist incidents, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. Islamabad has repeatedly urged the interim Afghan regime to curb militant groups responsible for attacks in Pakistan, but Kabul has largely ignored these calls and allegedly provided safe havens to several such outfits.
Tensions between the two countries further escalated after the Taliban regime carried out unprovoked cross-border firing on October 12.
However, following days-long talks in Istanbul from October 25 to 30, both sides agreed to extend their ceasefire and establish a joint monitoring and verification mechanism to ensure peace along the border. The next round of discussions is scheduled for November 6 in Istanbul, where operational details of the framework are expected to be finalised.
