RAWALPINDI:

Security forces foiled major attempts by terrorists to infiltrate into Pakistan from across the Afghan border in the Kurram and North Waziristan districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), killing 25 of them, including four suicide bombers, the military said on Sunday.

In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Pakistani troops effectively engaged the groups of infiltrators. However, during the fierce exchange of fire, five soldiers embraced martyrdom.

These infiltration attempts by Fitna al-Khawarij — a term used for terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — occurred at a time when delegations from Pakistan and Afghanistan are engaged in talks in Turkiye.

"On 24-25 October 2025, movements of two large groups of Khawarij opposit

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