ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security forces killed four terrorists, including commander Amjad alias Mazahim, a high-value target, during an infiltration attempt from Afghanistan into Bajaur district, according to a press release issued by the military's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday.
On the night of Oct. 29-30, the movement of a group of "khwarij" (terrorists), who were trying to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, was picked up by the security forces in Bajaur district.
According to the press statement, Pakistani troops "effectively engaged and thwarted terrorists’ attempt to infiltrate.”
As a result, four terrorists, including the terrorist leader, a high-value target, and terrorist Amjad alias Mazahim, were killed, the statement said.
‘Highly wanted’
“Killed terrorist Commander Amjad, deputy/second to terrorist Noor Wali and head of Rehbari Shura of Indian proxy Fitna al Khwarij, was highly wanted by the law enforcement agencies and government had fixed head money of rupees five million on him, as he remained actively involved in perpetuating numerous terrorist activities inside Pakistan while residing in Afghanistan,” the press release said.
It added: “...the leadership of Fitna al Khawarij while residing in Afghanistan is orchestrating infiltration attempts into Pakistan - primarily to project an impression of domestic presence and to raise the diminishing morale of their terrorists in Bajaur and Mohmand because of effective operations of security forces.”
The ISPR press release said, “It is once again reiterated that the Interim Afghan Government must take concrete measures to ensure that Afghan soil is not used by terrorist proxies to perpetrate terrorism against Pakistan.”
‘Safe haven’
“It also validates our stance that Afghan soil is continuously being used as a safe haven by terrorists belonging to Fitna al Khwarij against Pakistan.” The security forces of Pakistan remain resolute and unwavering in their commitment to defend the nation’s frontiers, the statement said.
Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored terrorists in the area as a relentless counter terrorism campaign under the vision “Azm e 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.
