An operation against three terrorists hiding inside Cadet College Wana is currently underway, according to security sources.

Cadet College Wana in South Waziristan – (Special Correspondent / Web Desk) – Security officials stated on Tuesday that a clearance operation to destroy three terrorists was underway at Cadet College Wana in South Waziristan, a day after the educational center was attacked.
According to security sources, an operation was ongoing to kill three khwarij who were present within the Cadet College, with all of them reportedly hailing from Afghanistan.
Fitna al Khawarij is a term used by the state to describe terrorists affiliated with the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), whilst khwarij refers to those linked with it.
According to security officials, the security operation will continue until the last terrorist is eradicated.

They added that the terrorists were hidden in a building that was located far away from the cadets’ residence. They asserted that the clearance operation was being carried out with great expertise to ensure that the cadets’ lives remained safe and they were not harmed.

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The security source said the terrorists were “continuously taking directives from Afghanistan on the telephone”.

Security forces had killed two terrorists yesterday after attackers rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the college’s main gate, causing it to collapse and damaging an adjacent structure.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) had said yesterday that the terrorists inside the college were in contact with their handlers in Afghanistan and “are getting instructions“.

“This blatant act of barbarism orchestrated by khwarij from Afghanistan is in contrast to assertions made by the Afghan Taliban Regime claiming non-presence of these terrorist groups on their soil,“ the ISPR had said.

Hailing yesterday’s response by the military, a security source noted, “The Pakistan Army’s soldiers sent two khwarij to hell by taking immediate and courageous action.”

“Terrorists attacking innocent tribal children have no connection with Islam or the prosperity of Pakistan’s people,” they asserted.

It had further said, “These khwarij belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij have once again tried to repeat the barbaric act of terrorism carried out by them in Army Public School Peshawar in 2014.“

On December 16, 2014, Pakistan experienced one of its most horrible chapters. The attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar and the subsequent operation to clear the terrorists took less than 10 hours, and 147 people were killed, including 132 pupils.

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The military stated that the latest attack attempted to instill terror among tribal youth, “who are acquiring quality education at their doorstep to excel in life and achieve a better future for not only themselves and their families, but also for their communities”.

Earlier on Monday, security forces killed 20 terrorists in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBO) in KP — eight in North Waziristan and 12 in the Dara Adam Khel district. Another four were eliminated in Balochistan’s Kalat.

Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities in the past year, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, after TTP ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022 and vowed to attack security forces, police, and law enforcement agencies’ personnel.