Overview
- Security forces detected a militant movement opposite North Waziristan during the night of August 31 and September 1 and engaged the group in a prolonged response.
- The Inter‑Services Public Relations said the engagement lasted 36 hours and resulted in the deaths of 15 militants who were attempting to cross into Pakistan.
- Follow‑up sanitisation operations recovered a significant quantity of weapons and ammunition and continue to search the area for any remaining fighters.
- The military identified the group as the Indian‑sponsored Fitna Al Khwarij and accused the Afghan Taliban regime of failing to prevent use of Afghan territory for cross‑border attacks.
- President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the troops and said the Azm‑e‑Istehkam campaign will continue, a move that could raise pressure on Kabul and keep security operations in northwest Pakistan active.