13 terrorists killed in KP operations: ISPR

13 terrorists killed in KP operations: ISPR

Security forces of Pakistan killed 13 terrorists in KP operations. File photo

January, 15 2026

(Web Desk): Security forces have killed 13 terrorists in two separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

In a statement, military’s media affairs wing said on Thursday that the operations were conducted on January 13-14, during which “Indian Proxy Fitna-al-Khawarij” were killed.

It said one of the intelligence-based operations was carried out in KP’s Bannu district on the reported presence of terrorists.

“During the conduct of the operation, own troops effectively engaged the khawarij location and after an intense fire exchange, eight khawarij were sent to hell,” it added.

It added that another intelligence-based operation was conducted by security forces in KP’s Kurram district.

“In the ensuing fire exchange, five khawarij were effectively neutralised,” it added.

ISPR further stated that sanitisation operations were being conducted to “eliminate any other Indian-sponsored kharji found in the area as relentless counter-terrorism campaign under [the] vision [of] “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”.

The ISPR said earlier this week, four terrorists were killed by security forces during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan‘s Kalat district.

Despite record militant deaths, Pakistan saw a sharp escalation in militant violence in 2025, with terrorist attacks rising by 34 per cent and terrorism-related fatalities increasing by 21 per cent year on year, according to a report released by the Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies.