ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry has revealed that 341 terrorists were killed in 2,801 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across 10 months from January 2024.
Meanwhile, the military’s media wing said today that 43 terrorists were eliminated in IBOs since December 9 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.The country has lately witnessed a sharp uptick in the number of attacks targeting security forces, other law enforcement agencies, and security checkpoints, particularly in Balochistan and KP.
Attacks escalated after the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) broke a fragile ceasefire agreement with the government in 2022 and vowed to target security forces.
According to the responses submitted by the interior ministry to Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen MNA Hameed Hussain in Thursday’s National Assembly session on the question of steps taken by the government to improve the security situation, 2,801 IBOs were conducted from January to October as part of the state’s counter-terrorism efforts.
“These operations resulted in the elimination of 341 terrorists, underscoring the effectiveness of proactive measures in dismantling terrorist networks and neutralising threats to national security.”
The ministry said that four more “terrorist organisations” — Zainabiyoun Brigade, Majeed Brigade, Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group and Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement — were proscribed in the 10 months, bringing the total to 82.
It added that 800 individuals were placed on the Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act as part of “vigilant monitoring of individuals suspected of involvement in terrorist activities” with 400 from Punjab, 203 from KP, 173 from Balochistan, 21 from Sindh and three from Gilgit-Baltistan.
While addressing a question on the reasons for the worsening law and order situation in the country, the ministry said 1,566 terrorism incidents occurred in the 10 months with 948 in KP, 532 in Balochistan, 24 in Sindh, 10 in Punjab and two in the Islamabad Capital Territory.
“Of these, 573 were law enforcement agencies (LEAs), accounting for 62 per cent of total martyrdoms, and 1,353 LEAs were injured, accounting for approximately 64pc of total injuries. Additionally, 351 civilians were martyred and 768 civilians were injured. This data indicates that law enforcement agencies have been primarily targeted by terrorists across Pakistan during the last ten months.”
