The Pakistan Army and the law enforcement agencies âcarry out more than 130 operations on a daily basisâ to combat terrorism, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Thursday.
The DG ISPR is currently addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi on counterterrorism efforts and the countryâs security situation.
The press conference takes place after heightened security concerns, specifically in Balochistan following a spate of terror attacks on August 26.
Addressing a press briefing, DG Sharif said 32,173 intelligence-based operations were carried out so far in the current year, with 4,021 of them conducted in the past month where 90 âkhawarij were sent to hellâ.
He added that the Pakistan Army, police, intelligence and law enforcement agencies âcarry out more than 130 operations on a daily basisâ to eradicate terrorism.
Stating that 193 brave soldiers embraced martyrdom in the past eight months of 2024, the ISPR DG said the entire nation paid tribute to them and their bereaved families. âThe war against Fitna al-Khawarij and terrorism will continue till the eradication of the last khariji and terrorist,â he vowed.
The ISPR official then detailed an âimportant and successful operationâ carried out since August 20 in the Tirah valley against the âFitna al-Khwarij [banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)] and so-called proscribed organisations Lashkar-i-Islam and Jamaat-ul-Ahrarâ.
Stating that the operations were carried out based on accurate and solid information, he said 37 terrorists have been eliminated so far while 14 others were injured.
âThose sent to hell also included highly wanted khariji leader Abuzar urf Saddam,â DG Sharif said, adding that four brave soldiers were martyred so far.
âSuch IBOs are the evidence of our security forcesâ bravery and determination to end the evil of terrorism,â he asserted.
Referring to the deadly August 26 terror attacks across Balochistan, DG ISPR said they were carried out âon the directives of internal and external enemies and their enablersâ.
Earlier, PTV News said âDG ISPR will give a briefing on the internal and security situation, actions taken against terrorism, and other mattersâ.
Heightened security concerns
In the latest flare-up of violence, dozens of militants affiliated with the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) â a separatist outfit â launched numerous attacks across Balochistan last week, killing at least 50, including 14 security men.
A suicide attack also took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwaâs North Waziristan on August 26, killing four and injuring 15.
Terrorist attacks across the country surged to 59 in the month of August, compared to Julyâs 38, according to a digital database maintained by the Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), an Islamabad-based think-tank. The majority of the attacks occurred in KP and Balochistan.
In response to the deadly attacks, the countryâs leaders have pledged their full support to the Balochistan government in combating terrorism, including financial support worth Rs5 million according to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
Meanwhile, the military also sped up its counterterrorism operations in KP and Balochistan, which are the most hard-hit by militancy.
Thirty-seven terrorists were killed and 14 others suffered serious injuries in 10 days from August 20 onwards as security forces carried out an extensive operation, ISPR said previously.
In a first Corps Commandersâ Conference held since the Balochistan attacks, the militaryâs top brass vowed on Tuesday not to let âhard-earned successesâ against terrorism go wasted.
It attributed the rise in terrorism to âinimical forces, malicious actors, subversive proxiesâ, and the âfacilitators of external and internal adversariesâ.
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