Security forces killed seven terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Sherani district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Friday.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that on October 1, security forces conducted an IBO in Sherani on the reported presence of terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khawarij.
Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
“During the conduct of [the] operation, own forces effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, and after an intense fire exchange, seven Indian-sponsored terrorists were sent to hell,” the ISPR said.
It added that weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the terrorists, who remained actively involved in “numerous terrorist activities” in the area.
According to the ISPR, a sanitisation operation was underway to eliminate other terrorists in the area.
“The security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of Indian-sponsored terrorism from the country, and reaffirm the nation’s unwavering resolve to bring the perpetrators of terrorism to justice,” it added.
While security forces pushed militants on the back foot in September, violence in the first three quarters of 2025 nearly matched the toll of all 2024. If the trend persists, this year could be among the deadliest in decades, according to reports by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) and the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).
In Balochistan, 21 attacks left 79 dead — 33 security personnel, eight militants, and 38 civilians — and 122 injured, including 37 security personnel and 85 civilians. Militants also abducted 14 people, per the report.
Earlier this week, at least 10 people, including four security personnel, were martyred and over 30 others sustained injuries in a suicide car blast near the headquarters of the Frontier Corps in Quetta, while five terrorists were killed while trying to breach the heavily guarded facility.
