Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- Security forces have killed 34 "India-backed" terrorists during multiple operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the military's media wing said on Thursday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that the operations were conducted between October 13 and 15. It said the militants belonged to the Indian-proxy group "Fitna-al-Khawarij," a term used for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The coordinated actions targeted key terrorist hideouts across several districts of the province.

According to the ISPR, the first intelligence-based operation took place in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan. Security forces effectively engaged the militants' positions and killed 18 terrorists after an inten...