NewzSecurity forces killed 32 terrorists, including 24 in Khyber district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and eight in Balochistan's Nushki district, during two separate intelligence-based operations, the military's media wing said on Wednesday. The intelligence-based operations have been launched in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the area. Earlier, security forces launched Operation Shaban after terrorists attacked the Mangi Dam Police Station.
A district and sessions judge and his security guard were also killed after unidentified armed men opened fire on their vehicle on the national highway in Mastung, while an additional sessions judge and another person sustained serious injuries. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operations were conducted "in continuation of security forces operations against the terrorist nexus of Indian sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan," as part of a broader counterterrorism campaign. Pakistan security forces conduct intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, eliminating 32 terrorists in last 24 hours and recovering weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices.
Sanitization operation continues against Indian-sponsored… pic.twitter.com/rb5AqvD5Ia — Pakistan TV (@PakTVGlobal) July 29, 2026 Fitna al-Hindustan is the term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Balochistan Liberation Army and other groups in Balochistan. Whereas Fitna al-Khawarij is the state-designated term for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The ISPR said "comprehensive joint operations are being carried out in different parts of K-P and Balochistan to weed out terrorists and their facilitators," adding that security forces had "successfully eliminated 32 terrorists" during the last 24 hours.
The military said that on the night of July 28–29, multiple intelligence-based area sanitisation and targeted operations were carried out in Khyber district, where security forces "effectively engaged different terrorist locations," killing 24 terrorists whom it identified as belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij. In a separate operation in Nushki district of Balochistan, security forces conducted multiple intelligence-based operations in which, after "an intense engagement," eight terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Hindustan were killed, according to the ISPR. An Elite Force constable was martyred, while at least four terrorists belonging to the "Indian-sponsored Fitna Al Khwarij" were killed and several others injured during a joint operation by police and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in the Matta area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Swat district, security sources said on Wednesday.
According to security sources, the four terrorists had taken refuge inside a house and were using members of the household as human shields, complicating efforts to clear the area. "Using civilians as human shields is clear evidence of the terrorists' cowardice and failure," the sources said. Security sources further said that forces had successfully secured control of a strategically important position after engaging the terrorists.
Fitna al-Khawarij is the term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). مٹہ سوات میں پولیس اور سی ٹی ڈی کا مشتر کہ آپریشن، 4 خارجی جہنم واصل ، متعدد زخمی#Swat #Matta #CTD #Police #Security #Operation #KP #Militants pic.twitter.com/oUUzZgx72d — APP (@appcsocialmedia) July 29, 2026 According to the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Constable Gulfam Khan Bangash, a resident of the Fateh Khan Khel area of Kohat district, was part of an Elite Force unit conducting an operation against terrorists when he was fatally wounded in an exchange of fire. Following the clash, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to track down terrorists who had fled the scene.
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