- The troops hired terrorists, an attempt to infiltrate: ISPR.
- Pakistan asks the Afghan government to ensure border management.
- “The Afghan government must deny the use of the soil by the terrorists.”
Quetta: At least 16 terrorists were killed by the security forces during an attempt to cross Pakistan from Afghanistan in general Ghulam Khan Kallay, from the Northern Waziristan district, the media wing said on Thursday.
According to inter-service public relations (ISPR), the security forces have detected a group of terrorists trying to cross the Afghan border in the region of the Ghulam Khan Kallay in North Waziristan.
“The own troops have indeed committed and thwarted their attempted infiltration. After an intense fire exchange, the sixteen Khwarij (terrorists) were sent to hell,” the ISPR said in the press release, using the term designating members of the Tehreek-E-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
He noted that Pakistan has always asked the acting Afghan government to ensure effective management of borders on the border side.
“The acting Afghan government should fulfill its obligations and deny the use of Afghan soil by Khwarij for having perpetrated acts of terrorism against Pakistan,” he added.
The press release indicates that the security forces are determined and remain determined to guarantee its borders and to eliminate the threat of terrorism in the country.
The two nations share a porous border extending over around 2,500 kilometers with several cross points which have a meaning as a key element of regional trade and relations between people on both sides of the fence.
However, the question of terrorism remains a key problem for Pakistan which urged Afghanistan to prevent its soil from being used by groups such as TTP to carry out attacks within the territory of the old.
Islamabad reserves have also been confirmed by a report subject to the United Nations Security Council (USC) by the Supervisory Supervisory and Analytical Sanctions, which revealed a link between Kabul and TTP with the first providing logistical, operational and financial support to the latter.
Earlier in January, security forces killed six terrorists trying to infiltrate the Pakistani-Afghanistan border in the Zhob district in Balutchistan.
In a statement, the army media wing said the security forces intercepted activists on the night of January 22 to 23 in the Sambaza region of the district.
“The own troops have indeed hired and thwarted their attempt (terrorists) to infiltrate. Consequently, six Khwarij (terrorists) were sent to hell,” he added.
The country experienced a sharp increase in terrorist attacks in January 2025, increasing by 42% compared to the previous month, according to data published by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), a reflection group.
The data revealed that at least 74 militant attacks were registered nationally, resulting in 91 deaths, including 35 members of security staff, 20 civilians and 36 activists. 117 other people were injured, including 53 members of the security forces, 54 civilians and 10 activists.
KP remained the most affected province, followed by Balutchistan. In KP’s established districts, activists led 27 attacks, leading to 19 deaths, including 11 security staff, six civilians and two activists.
The tribal districts of KP (old Fata) witnessed 19 attacks, resulting in 46 deaths, including 13 members of the security staff, eight civilians and 25 activists.