Other MoA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gadar, Bajaur District area, Pakistan on Thu 13th November 2025

At least 22 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists were killed while several terrorists sustained injuries during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) by Security Forces (SFs) in Gadar village of Bajaur District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 13, reports Dawn. “The operation was carried out based on highly classified information”, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. Providing further details of the operation, the statement said that “last night, they received confirmed information about the presence of a large number of Khawarij in Gadar village of Bajaur.” Khawarij and Fitna-al-Khawarij are terms the State uses for terrorists belonging to the banned TTP. “As soon as the information was received, the forces carried out an extremely effective and targeted operation, during which 22 terrorists were killed.” The statement continued that with the cooperation of tribal elders, the village had already been evacuated by the locals, with the khawarij hiding in the empty village. “At the time of the military operation, all the houses around the target were empty, due to which no civilians were harmed,” the statement added.