Pakistan Military Kills 54 Militants In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bordering Afghanistan

<p>The Pakistani military has killed 54 militants who were trying to cross the border from Afghanistan in one of the deadliest such killings in recent years.</p>
<p>The Pakistani security forces said that the militants killed in the attack were “Khwarij” &mdash; a term the country uses for the Pakistani Taliban.</p>
<p>The country said that the insurgents were sent by their “foreign masters” to carry out high-profile terrorist attacks inside Pakistan, Associated Press reported.</p>
<p>The incident occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa&rsquo;s North Waziristan district when the insurgents were spotted and killed near Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan.</p>
<p>”On night 25/26 and 26/27 April 2025, (the) movement of a large group of khwarij, who were trying to infiltrate through Pakistan-Afghanistan border, was detected by the security forces in (the) general area (of) Hassan Khel, North Waziristan District,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.&nbsp;</p>
<p>”(Our) own troops effectively engaged and thwarted their attempt to infiltrate. As a result of precise and skilful engagement, all fifty-four khawarij have been sent to hell,” the statement added.</p>
<p>Pakistan has recently seen a surge in violence in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, mostly involving the Pakistani Taliban or the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.</p>
<p>On Saturday, the Pakistan military said that two soldiers were and 15 terrorists were killed in three separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.</p>