Overview

• Security forces conducted an intelligence‑based operation on September 20 in Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan, killing seven suspected militants, according to the ISPR.
• The military said three of those killed were Afghan nationals and two were suicide bombers, and it reported seizing a cache of arms and explosives.
• Clearance and sanitisation sweeps are under way in the area to locate any remaining fighters, the ISPR stated.
• Officials, including Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, praised the operation, while the military urged Afghanistan’s interim government to prevent use of its territory for attacks on Pakistan.
• Reports differ on group identification, with some outlets citing the TTP and military statements labeling the network as Indian‑sponsored Fitna al Khwarij, reflecting a wider, ongoing counterterror campaign across KP and Balochistan.