SAA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Lakki Marwat District area, Pakistan on Sun 15th March 2026

Security Forces (SFs) killed five terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 15, reports Dawn. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the IBO was conducted on the reported presence of “khawarij belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khawarij”. Fitna al Khawarij is a term that the state uses for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). “During the conduct of the operation, own troops effectively engaged the khawarij location, and after an intense fire exchange, five khawarij were sent to hell,” the ISPR statement said. Weapons and ammunition were found in the possession of slain “India- sponsored khawarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area”, ISPR statement added.