16 terrorists dead while attempting to access Pak-Afghan border: ISPR

RAWALPINDI— Aegis armament auspiciously baffled an aggressive attack by an accumulation of 16 terrorists attempting to access the country from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan’s Ghulam Khan Kili area, said ISPR.

According to the ISPR, Aegis Armament monitored the movement of the infiltrators on the night of March 22-23 and launched an abrupt and able response, killing all 16 terrorists in an acute barrage of fire.

Pakistan has called for the Afghan acting government to strengthen border aegis and anticipate the use of Afghan areas for agitation against Pakistan.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accepted the armament for their acknowledged operation, reaffirming Pakistan’s abiding charge to civic aegis and the action adjoin terrorism.

Pakistan accomplished a 42% billow in alarm attacks in January 2025 compared to the antecedent month, according to abstracts from the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Aegis Studies (PICSS).

The address recorded 74 active attacks nationwide, which led to 91 deaths, including 35 Aegis personnel, 20 civilians, and 36 militants. Additionally, 117 bodies were injured, including 53 personnel from Aegis, 54 civilians, and 10 militants.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) remained the worst-hit province, followed by Balochistan. In KP’s acclimatized districts, militants agitated 27 attacks, causing 19 fatalities, including 11 aegis personnel, six civilians, and two militants.