Pakistan Army has neutralized thirteen Indian sponsored khwarij during an intelligence-based operation in general area Daraban, Dera Ismail Khan District on Wednesday, reported 24NewsHDTV Channel.
According to ISPR, on 24 September 2025, Security Forces conducted an intelligence based operation in general area Daraban, Dera Ismail Khan District, on reported presence of khwarij belonging to Indian Proxy, Fitna al Khwarij.
During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the khwarij location and resultantly, thirteen Indian sponsored khwarij were sent to hell. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from Indian sponsored killed khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in these areas including facilitation in suicide bombing attack in Daraban in December 2023, abduction and target killing of government officials and innocent civilians.
Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored kharji found in the area, as the Security Forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of Indian Sponsored Terrorism from the country.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday paid tribute to the security forces for killing 13 Indian-backed terrorists in the Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan.
The terrorists who carried out a suicide attack in Daraban in December 2023, causing loss of innocent lives and property, were successfully eliminated in this recent operation, the prime minister said.
The PM and Interior Minister in their separate message said that with the professional expertise of the Pakistan Army and security forces, the menace of terrorism from the country will be uprooted. “All government institutions are fully mobilized for the complete eradication of terrorism from the country”, the prime minister added.