Pakistan Security Forces Kill 74 Terrorists in Two Provinces

The Military of Pakistan killed 74 terrorists during a series of intelligence-based operations across Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The operations, which concluded around November 13, 2026, targeted militants identified as members of Fitna al-Khawarij, Fitna al-Hindustan, and the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, security forces killed 43 militants over a 48-hour period, including 35 in Mir Ali and eight in Orakzai. In Balochistan, 31 militants were neutralized during a sanitization operation in the Kurram area of Quetta district that began on November 3. The Inter-Services Public Relations characterized the militants as India-backed or Indian-sponsored proxies.

Security forces recovered a large cache of weapons, ammunition, and improvised explosive devices during the raids. These actions are part of the Azm-e-Istehkam campaign, a broader counter-terrorism effort approved by the Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan to eliminate foreign-sponsored terrorism. Sanitization operations remain ongoing in the affected areas to eliminate remaining militants.