Pakistan’s security forces conducted intelligence-based operations on two bases of Fitna al Khawarij, described as an ‘Indian proxy force,’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), at least 13 members of the group were killed in the raids carried out on Wednesday, April 1. The operations targeted militant hideouts in the Bara area of Khyber district and in Bannu district.

ISPR reported that ten militants were killed in Bara after intense gunfire, while three others were killed in Bannu during a separate operation. The raids were launched following intelligence reports about the presence of armed militants in those areas.

The ISPR stated that search operations are continuing to eliminate India-backed militants and that counterterrorism efforts under the Azm-e-Istehkam program will proceed at full pace.