Security forces kill four Indian-backed terrorists in DI Khan IBO: ISPR

Rawalpindi (Web Desk): Security forces eliminated four Khwarij in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan District, the military’s media wing said on Monday.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), on February 23, 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 after an intense fire exchange, four Khwarij were sent to hell,” the statement said.

It added that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from Indian sponsored killed Khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area.

The military’s media wing said that sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored kharji found in the area.

“The relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under vision “Azm-e-Istehkam” (as approved by the Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) by Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country,” the ISPR said.