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Two soldiers were martyred and 16 terrorists were killed in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Saturday.
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wing → martyr → Saturday
According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in continuation of a series of IBOs being conducted by security forces, multiple khwarij locations were engaged in the general areas of Mir Ali, Datta Khel and surrounding areas in North Waziristan.
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locations → accord → Waziristan
“Following fierce fire exchanges, in last twelve hours, 12 khwarij, including two Afghan nationals belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna al Khwarij were sent to hell in Ali Khel, while two khwarij each were neutralised in Mir Ali and Datta Khel, thereby causing a significant blow to the khwarijs’ network operating in the area,” ISPR said.
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ISPR → follow → area
Fitna al Khawarij is a term used by the state for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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Khawarij → use → Pakistan
ISPR said that during the operations, 43-year-old Havildar Asmat Ali and 32-year-old Naik Aftab Ali embraced martyrdom.
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Ali → say → martyrdom
“Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed Indian-sponsored khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities, including the killing of innocent civilians,” it said.
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it → recover → civilians
The statement said that sanitisation operations would continue to eliminate “remaining holed up khwarij from these areas”, adding that the counterterrorism campaign would continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored terrorism from the country.
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campaign → say → country
President Asif Ali Zardari paid tribute to the security forces for their successful operation and expressed condolences over the martyrdom of the two soldiers.
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Zardari → pay → soldiers
He said operations under the ongoing Azm-i-Istehkam campaign against foreign-sponsored terrorism would continue with full force until the elimination of the last terrorist.
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operations → say → terrorist
The operations come a day after ISPR said 74 terrorists were killed in IBOs in KP and Balochistan.
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terrorists → come → KP
On Friday, it said 43 terrorists were killed during operations conducted over 48 hours in KP, including 35 in Mir Ali, North Waziristan district, and eight in Orakzai district.
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terrorists → say → district
Another 31 terrorists were killed in Balochistan during an operation launched on Nov 3.
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terrorists → kill → Nov
Pakistan has seen a surge in terrorism, especially in KP and Balochistan since the banned TTP ended its ceasefire deal with the government in November 2022, vowing to increase attacks.
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TTP → see → attacks
According to Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, the country’s security environment continued to show considerable volatility from Oct 30 to Nov 5, 2026, with renewed terrorist activity in parts of KP and the former tribal districts, alongside intensified counterterrorism operations and changing patterns of militant violence.
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environment → accord → violence
Correction: An earlier version of this story said 14 terrorists were killed.
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terrorists → say → story
The error is regretted.
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error → regret → ?
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