Overview

• ISPR reported an intelligence-based operation in Daraban, Dera Ismail Khan, that killed 13 suspected members of the Fitna al-Khawarij network.
• Officials said the cell was tied to an Indian proxy and foreign backing, a claim not independently verified in the coverage.
• Security forces recovered weapons and ammunition from the site, according to the military.
• The militants were accused of facilitating a December 2023 suicide bombing in Daraban as well as abductions and targeted killings of officials and civilians.
• A sanitisation sweep was launched to clear any remaining fighters, with the army reiterating its intent to eradicate terrorism.