RAWALPINDI: Eleven militants belonging to Indian proxy group Fitna Al Khwarij were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 8, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Friday.

According to the ISPR, security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan district after reports of militant presence. During the operation, troops effectively engaged the militants’ hideout, resulting in an intense exchange of fire in which six militants were killed.

In a separate operation, police and security forces jointly conducted an intelligence-based action in Kurram district. Five militants were neutralised during the ensuing firefight, the military’s media wing said.

ISPR said weapons and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants, who were actively involved in multiple terrorist activities against security forces and law enforcement agencies, as well as targeted killings of innocent civilians.

The statement added that sanitisation operations are ongoing to eliminate any remaining militants in the areas. It said the security forces and law enforcement agencies would continue their relentless counterterrorism campaign under the vision of “Azm-e-Istehkam,” as approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan, to eradicate the menace of foreign-sponsored terrorism from the country.