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Pakistan Says 11 Militants Killed in KP Raids Linked to India-Backed Group

The army frames the January 8 raids as part of its Azm e Istehkam counterterror campaign.

Overview

  • Security forces carried out two intelligence-based operations on January 8 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the ISPR.
  • Six militants were killed in North Waziristan and five in a joint police–military operation in Kurram, the military said.
  • Weapons and ammunition were recovered, and the ISPR alleged the dead were involved in attacks on security forces and targeted killings of civilians.
  • Sanitisation operations continue in the affected areas as part of what the military describes as a sustained nationwide effort.
  • ISPR cited KP’s heavy share of recent terrorist incidents and reported 75,175 intelligence-based operations in 2025, with large concentrations in KP and Balochistan, while the president and prime minister publicly praised the latest actions.