Fitna al-Khawarij South Waziristan Operation: Security Forces Kill 11 Militants

South Waziristan – (Staff Reporter/Web Desk) – Security forces killed five militants in a Fitna al-Khawarij South Waziristan operation on Saturday, security sources said. In a separate action in Balochistan, six more militants were killed, taking the total to 11.

The two operations took place in different parts of the country. One was in South Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the other was in the Gorinder-Mashkel area of Balochistan. Security sources say both are part of ongoing action against militants.

In South Waziristan, forces carried out an intelligence-based operation. The target was a set of hideouts linked to Fitna al-Khawarij, according to the sources.

Five militants died during the action. Security sources said the hideouts were targeted and destroyed.

A large cache of weapons and ammunition was also recovered from the militants killed in the operation, the sources added.

The second operation took place in Balochistan under Operation Radd-ul-Fitna 3. It targeted Fitna al-Hindustan, a label security sources use for what they describe as India-backed terrorists.

According to the sources, militants opened fire on a checkpost in the Gorinder-Mashkel area. They then tried to run away after the attack.

Security forces responded quickly. They killed six militants who were trying to escape, the sources said.

In short, five militants were killed in South Waziristan and six in Gorinder-Mashkel, and a large cache of weapons was recovered. The operations were on separate fronts, but security sources link both to the same wider effort against militants.

These operations come at a hard time for Pakistan. The country has seen a sharp rise in cross-border terrorist incidents since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in 2021. The rise has been most visible in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Pakistan says security forces and civilians have both been targeted in these attacks.

Fresh data shows how serious the situation has become. The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, an independent think tank based in Islamabad, tracks anti-state violence. Its figures show that Pakistan recorded its highest monthly number of militant attacks in 12 years during September 2026.

The think tank counted 225 militant attacks across the country in September. In August, the number was 199. That is an increase of 13 percent.

It was also the third month in a row in which attacks went up. The trend has raised fresh concern about security in the border regions.

Islamabad has repeatedly asked Kabul to stop its territory from being used by militant groups to carry out attacks inside Pakistan.

Pakistan says the Afghan Taliban authorities have failed to take effective action against groups behind attacks on Pakistani security forces and civilians. Kabul has disputed this position.

The two sides have held several rounds of talks. Even so, their differences remain unresolved. The issue of militant groups operating from Afghan soil is still a major point of contention between them.

Readers should note that the details of both operations come from security sources. The casualty figures and other claims were shared through those sources.

For now, the focus stays on South Waziristan and Mashkel, where operations against militants are described as ongoing.