The year 2023 marked significant successes for the security forces that continued effective operations against terrorists and eliminated over 560 of them.
The forces conducted 18,736 intelligence-based operations across the country, killing 566 terrorists and arresting 5,161 others.
Due to their effective operations, the main commander of the banned Baloch National Army (BNA) also gave up arms.
However, more than 260 officers and soldiers of the Pakistan Army were martyred in terrorist attacks during the past year when all the security agencies, including the Pakistan Army, remained on the defensive before the enemies.
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On the other hand, more than 1,000 Pakistanis sacrificed their lives while pledging allegiance to the country.
During 2023, 109 terrorists were killed in 15,063 operations in Balochistan. Another notable success of the Pakistan Army was Gulzar Imam Shambay and Sarfaraz Banglazai, the main commanders of the banned Baloch National Army, quitting terrorism and joining the national mainstream.
Moreover, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 447 terrorists were killed in 1,492 operations, while 10 terrorists were killed during 1,987 operations in Sindh, 190 operations were carried out in Punjab and 14 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan has repeatedly pointed out that the dots of the recent wave of terrorism are connected to the sanctuaries of terrorists settled in Afghanistan. The Pakistan Army and the people are determined to continue the war until the end of the last terrorist.
