Rawalpindi, Security forces have eliminated at least 30 Indian-backed terrorists trying to infiltrate through Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.

The military’s media wing said the movement of a large group of “khwarij” (terrorists), belonging to the “Indian proxy Fitna-al-Khwarij”, was detected near border area in Hassan Khel on the night of July 1-2 and July 2-3.

According to the ISPR, troops engaged the infiltrators and thwarted their attempt to infiltrate, with “precise and skillful engagement,” resulting in all 30 Indian-sponsored terrorists being “sent to hell”. A significant quantity of weapons, ammunition and explosives was recovered from the neutralised terrorists.

“The security forces demonstrated exceptional professionalism, vigilance and preparedness, and prevented a potential catastrophe,” the ISPR said.

The military’s media wing asked the Taliban rulers to check and prevent the use of Afghan soil by “foreign proxies” for orchestrating terrorist activities against Pakistan.

“The security forces of Pakistan remain resolute and unwavering in their commitment to defend the nation’s frontiers and to eradicate the menace of Indian-sponsored terrorism from the country,” it said.