Two soldiers, Havildar Asmat Ali Shaheed and Naik Aftab Ali Shaheed, were martyred during an operation in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces killed 16 Khwarij during operations in the district.
In continuation of series of intelligence based operations being conducted by Security Forces, multiple Khwarijs’ locations were engaged in general area Mir Ali, Datta Khel and surroundings in North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Following fierce fire exchanges, in last twelve hours, twelve khwarij, including two Afghan nationals belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna-al-Khwarij were sent to hell in Ali Khel, while two khwarij each were neutralised in Mir Ali and Datta Khel, thereby causing a significant blow to the khwarijs’ network operating in the area. However, during these engagements, two brave sons of soil, Havildar Asmat Ali (age: 43 years, resident of District Swabi) and Naik Aftab Ali (age: 32 years, resident of District Mardan) who fought gallantly, rendered the ultimate sacrifice and embraced shahadat. Weapons and ammunition have also been recovered from killed Indian sponsored Khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities including killing of innocent civilians. Sanitization operations will continue to eliminate remaining holed up khwarij from these areas, as relentless Counter Terrorism campaign under vision “Azm-e-Istehkam” (as approved by Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) by Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign sponsored terrorism from the country and such sacrifices further strengthen our resolve.
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) November 14, 2026
“Following fierce fire exchanges in the last 12 hours, 12 Khwarij, including two Afghan nationals belonging to the Indian-sponsored Fitna al Khwarij, were sent to hell in Ali Khel, while two Khwarij each were neutralised in Mir Ali and Datta Khel, dealing a significant blow to the Khwarij network operating in the area,” ISPR said.
The military’s media wing said that 43-year-old Havildar Asmat Ali and 32-year-old Naik Aftab Ali embraced martyrdom during the operations.
ISPR added that sanitisation operations would continue to eliminate the remaining Khwarij hiding in the areas. It also reaffirmed that the counterterrorism campaign would continue at full pace to eliminate the threat of foreign-sponsored terrorism from the country.
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari paid tribute to the security forces for their successful operation and expressed condolences over the martyrdom of the two soldiers.
