Rawalpindi: Security forces have eliminated 33 India-backed terrorists attempting to infiltrate Pakistan in Zhob, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.

According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the group belonged to the India-sponsored outfit Fitna al Khwaraj. Troops engaged the infiltrators in a precise and skilful operation, killing 33 militants and seizing a significant cache of weapons, ammunition and explosives.

A sanitisation operation is under way to clear the region of any remaining militants.

The ISPR stated that Pakistan's forces remain resolute in defending the country's borders and countering cross-border terrorism.

Major, two soldiers martyred in Mastung IED blast; four Indian proxy terrorists eliminated

Yesterday, ISPR shared that three Pakistan Army personnel, including a major, embraced martyrdom when Indian-sponsored militants targeted a security forces' vehicle with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mastung district of Balochistan. The attack, which took place on the night of 5-6th August, was claimed by Fitna al Hindustan, a proxy group backed by Indian intelligence.

They were identified as Major Muhammad Rizwan Tahir, 31, from Narowal; Naik Ibni Amin, 37, from Swabi; and Lance Naik Muhammad Younas, 33, from Karak. Major Rizwan, a decorated officer, had led numerous counter-terrorism missions.

In response, security forces launched a sanitisation operation, killing four militants linked to the assault.