According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was launched on the “reported presence of Khwarij belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khawarij.”

During the exchange of fire, troops successfully neutralised the militants. “Seven Indian sponsored khawarij, including three Afghan National khawarij and two suicide bombers, were sent to hell,” the ISPR statement said.

The military media wing stressed that Pakistan expects the Afghan authorities to prevent their soil from being used against its territory. “Pakistan expect the Interim Afghan Government to uphold its responsibilities and deny its soil for terrorist activities against Pakistan,” it stated.

Weapons and explosives were recovered, while a sanitisation operation is underway to clear the area of any remaining militants. The ISPR reaffirmed that “the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of Indian Sponsored Terrorism from the country.”