{"id":46426,"date":"2025-10-08T13:18:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofkp.org\/en\/?p=46426"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:18:47","slug":"orakzai-operation-19-indian-sponsored-khwarij-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofkp.org\/en\/orakzai-operation-19-indian-sponsored-khwarij-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"Orakzai Operation: 19 Indian-Sponsored Khwarij Killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"332\">On the night of 7\/8 October 2025, Security Forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Orakzai District following reports of the presence of Khwarij linked to the Indian proxy network \u201cFitna al Khwarij.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"951\">During the intense exchange of fire, nineteen Indian-sponsored Khwarij were neutralized through effective engagement by own troops. However, in the line of duty, Lieutenant Colonel Junaid Arif (39, resident of Rawalpindi), who was leading his men from the front, along with his second-in-command Major Tayyab Rahat (33, resident of Rawalpindi), embraced shahadat after fighting gallantly.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1359\">Nine other brave soldiers also laid down their lives in defense of the motherland. They include Naib Subedar Azam Gul (38, Khyber), Naik Adil Hussain (35, Kurram), Naik Gul Ameer (34, Tank), Lance Naik Sher Khan (31, Mardan), Lance Naik Talish Faraz (32, Mansehra), Lance Naik Irshad Hussain (32, Kurram), Sepoy Tufail Khan (28, Malakand), Sepoy Aqib Ali (23, Swabi), and Sepoy Muhammad Zahid (24, Tank).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1665\">A sanitization operation is underway to eliminate any remaining Indian-sponsored elements in the area. The Pakistan Security Forces remain resolute in their mission to root out the menace of Indian-sponsored terrorism, with the sacrifices of these brave sons further strengthening the nation\u2019s resolve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the night of 7\/8 October 2025, Security Forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Orakzai District following reports of the presence of Khwarij linked to the Indian proxy network \u201cFitna al Khwarij.\u201d During the intense exchange of fire, nineteen Indian-sponsored Khwarij were neutralized through effective engagement by own troops. 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