Overview
- Security forces carried out intelligence‑based operations in Dera Ismail Khan and Mohmand on the night of June 3–4, killing four suspects, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
- Weapons and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants and sanitisation sweeps are ongoing in both districts, with no security‑force casualties reported.
- Senior officials including President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the interior minister publicly praised the operations.
- The ISPR described the dead as members of the state‑labelled 'India‑sponsored Fitna al‑Khawarij,' a term Pakistan uses for TTP‑affiliated fighters, and said the raids form part of the Federal Apex Committee‑backed Azm‑e‑Istehkam campaign.
- The raids come as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has seen a sharp rise in militant incidents — a security assessment cited about 1,588 terrorism‑related incidents — and sustained IBOs could lower attacks but also deepen security checks and patrols that affect daily life in affected districts.