Security forces conducted a targeted operation against Khawarij in Orakzai district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing nine militants.

According to security sources, the operation was carried out on a tip-off in the Ghaljo area, where intense exchange of fire took place between the forces and the militants. As a result, nine Khawarij were killed, while a search operation in the area is still underway.

Officials said the action was based on credible intelligence aimed at dismantling the network of militants operating in the region.

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It is worth mentioning that the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) had earlier stated that during the night between October 7 and 8, a major intelligence-based operation was conducted in Orakzai, during which 19 India-backed terrorists belonging to the proxy group Fitna al-Khawarij were eliminated.

During that operation, nine soldiers, including Lieutenant Colonel Junaid Arif and Major Tayyab Rahat, embraced martyrdom while fighting valiantly. Security forces later launched a swift counter-attack, killing all 30 India-backed Khawarij involved in the assault.

Security officials reiterated that operations against Khawarij would continue until the complete eradication of terrorism from the area.

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