Based on credible intelligence leads with respect to the presence of Khwarij, from 17 May 2026 onwards, an Area Sanitisation Operation is being conducted by Security Forces in the general area Shewa in North Waziristan District, according to a statement issued by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Tuesday.
During the conduct of the operation, the security forces effectively engaged the Khwarij location and after an intense exchange of fire, twenty-two Khwarij, belonging to the Indian-sponsored Fitna-al-Khwarij, were killed in the last twenty-four hours.
Weapons and ammunition have also been recovered from the killed Indian sponsored Khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area. Presently, the sanitisation operation is in progress, and the area has been effectively cordoned off by security forces.
Evidence further confirms that Khawarij coerced and intimidated the local population, forcing their compliance to obtain safe passage by using them as a human shield. Such deplorable acts are highly condemnable, and no justification can rationalise the endangerment of public lives.
Sanitisation operation continues to eliminate holed up khwarij from the area, as relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under vision “Azm e Istehkam” (as approved by Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) by Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.