RAWALPINDI: Under Operation 11 Garaj, Pakistan Army have intensified counterterrorism operations, achieving significant operational gains through extensive area-clearance missions in Mir Ali, North Waziristan District, and surrounding areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Operation 11 Garaj:Major Security Operations Across North Waziristan Yield Significant Results
According to security updates, the sustained and highly targeted Intelligence-Based Operations (IBOs) have successfully dismantled key terrorist infrastructure and significantly degraded enemy combat capabilities across multiple sectors. Since the intensification of these operations, the cumulative death toll of neutralized enemy terrorist combatants has reached 91, with clearance operations continuing at a rapid pace.
Security forces have achieved significant operational successes during targeted engagements and extensive clearance operations across various areas of North Waziristan. In Ali Khel, precision engagements resulted in the elimination of 14 terrorist combatants, while two more were neutralized in a swift response at Mir Ali Chowk. Troops also cleared and secured five terrorist compounds in Mussaki Village.
In Zerraki, a large-scale clearance operation successfully sanitized 21 terrorist compounds and 18 terrorist Markaz (command centres). Meanwhile, operations from Qambar Khel to Baro Khel resulted in the clearance of 18 terrorist compounds. In Hurmuz, security forces demolished eight compounds used as logistical and operational hideouts by terrorists.
Additionally, troops cleared 20 commercial shops in Mir Ali Bazar that had allegedly been exploited by anti-state elements for logistical support and shelter. These operations mark significant progress in efforts to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and strengthen security across North Waziristan.
Affirming the State’s Resolve
The Pakistan Army remains steadfast in its mission to completely eradicate the menace of terrorism and dismantle all hostile networks seeking to destabilize the region. Operation 11 Garaj exemplifies the state’s unwavering commitment to establishing absolute writ, securing local populations, and ensuring enduring peace and stability across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan as a whole.
Comprehensive search, sanitization, and clearance operations are ongoing in the area to hunt down remaining fugitives and secure total regional stability.
