RAWALPINDI/PESHAWAR:
At least 45 terrorists were killed in counterterrorism operations in different tribal districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in which 19 servicemen were also martyred, the military confirmed on Saturday as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed that the entire nation stands united against the menace of terrorism and foreign-sponsored proxies.
"From September 10-13, 35 Khwarij belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al Khwarij were sent to hell in two separate engagements," the military's media wing, the ISPR, said in a statement. The government has officially designated the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates as "Fitna al Khwarij", who use their sanctuaries across the border in Afghanistan to launch attacks inside Pakistan.
Giving a breakdown, the ISPR s