At least 13 terrorists have been killed by Pakistani security forces along the Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing said on Friday (May 1, 2026).
The terrorists, belonging to Fitna-al-Khwarij, were killed in Mohmand and North Waziristan districts on April 28 and 29, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
Fitna al-Khawarij is a term the state uses to refer to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
In Mohmand district, the movement of a group of khwarij trying to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was picked up by the security forces.
The troops effectively engaged the group and eight khwarij were killed, the statement said.
