RAWALPINDI: Security forces successfully foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of terrorists trying to enter Pakistan from Afghanistan on the night of October 29–30 in Bajaur District, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.
According to the military’s media wing, vigilant monitoring detected the movement of a group of khwarij attempting to cross the Pakistan–Afghanistan border. Troops swiftly engaged the infiltrators, effectively thwarting their entry. In the ensuing exchange, four khwarij were killed, including a high-value target, Commander Amjad alias Mazahim.
Commander Amjad, who was the deputy to terrorist leader Noor Wali and head of the Rehbari Shura of the Indian proxy group Fitna al Khwarij, carried a bounty of PKR 5 million. He was responsible for numerous terrorist activities in Pakistan while operating from Afghanistan, the statement added.
ISPR noted that the leadership of Fitna al Khwarij, while residing in Afghanistan, continues to orchestrate infiltration attempts into Pakistan in an effort to project a false impression of domestic presence and to lift the declining morale of militants in Bajaur and Mohmand.
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The statement urged the Interim Afghan Government to take concrete steps to ensure that Afghan soil is not used by terrorist proxies against Pakistan, reiterating that such cross-border activities confirm Pakistan’s long-held stance about militants finding safe havens across the border.
Security forces have launched a sanitization operation in the area to clear any remaining terrorists. The ISPR reaffirmed that the armed forces remain resolute in defending Pakistan’s borders and will continue counterterrorism efforts under Operation Azm-e-Istehkam to eradicate foreign-sponsored terrorism from the country.
