PESHAWAR: Six Pakistan Army soldiers, including an officer, were martyred, while seven terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Dogar area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday.
According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was carried out on the reported presence of terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij, a term used by the state for members of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
“During the conduct of the operation, seven Indian-sponsored khwarij were sent to hell due to effective engagement by own troops,” the statement read.
The martyred army personnel included Captain Noman Saleem (24, resident of Mianwali), Havildar Amjad Ali (39, resident of Swabi), Naik Waqas Ahmad (36, resident of Rawalpindi), Sepoy Aijaz Ali (23, resident of Shikarpur), Sepoy Muhammad Waleed (23, resident of Jhelum) and Sepoy Muhammad Shahbaz (32, resident of Khairpur).
Seven terrorists killed during intelligence-based raid, says ISPR
Captain Noman was “a brave young medical officer who, besides performing the duties of medical care, also fought gallantly and embraced shahadat (martyrdom) along with his five men”, the ISPR said.
“A sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored kharji found in the area, as relentless counterterrorism campaign under vision ‘Azm-i-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,” it added.
Pakistan has seen a surge in terrorist attacks in recent years, particularly in KP and Balochistan, mainly targeting police, law enforcement personnel and security forces. The spike followed the banned TTP’s breach of a ceasefire agreement with the government in 2022.
Published in Dawn, October 30th, 2025