Rawalpindi: Twelve terrorists belonging to Indian proxy Fitna Al-Khwarij had been killed, and 11 safety personnel had been martyred in an assault on a joint safety verify submit in Bajaur. District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Companies Public Relations (ISPR) stated on Tuesday.
In accordance with the ISPR, on 16 February 2026, a cowardly terrorist assault was tried on safety forces and Legislation Enforcement Businesses (LEAs) joint verify submit in Bajaur by Khwarij.
The assailants sought to breach the verify submit’s safety; nevertheless, their nefarious designs had been swiftly and decisively foiled by the vigilant and resolute response of Pakistan’s safety forces, ISPR famous.
Displaying unwavering braveness {and professional} excellence, the valiant troops engaged the fleeing khwarij with precision, eliminating twelve khwarij.
The ISPR famous that the attackers, of their desperation, rammed an explosive-laden automobile into the perimeter wall. The blast’s influence induced the infrastructure on the verify submit to break down, ensuing eleven courageous sons of soil being rendered the last word sacrifice and embracing Shahadat.
Tragically, civilian residential buildings in shut proximity additionally suffered extreme destruction on account of the explosion, resulting in the martyrdom of 1 harmless younger lady and accidents to seven others, together with girls and kids.
The ISPR said that the sanitization operations are being carried out to get rid of every other Indian sponsored kharji discovered within the space.
The assertion additional said that the relentless counterterrorism marketing campaign beneath imaginative and prescient “Azm e Istehkam” – as accredited by the Federal Apex Committee on the Nationwide Motion Plan – by safety forces and Legislation Enforcement Businesses of Pakistan will proceed at full tempo to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the nation.
“The sacrifices of our courageous troopers and harmless civilians additional reinforce our unwavering dedication to safeguarding our nation in any respect prices,” the ISPR added.
