{"id":72134,"date":"2026-02-17T17:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=72134"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:35:47","slug":"12-terrorists-killed-11-security-personnel-martyred-in-bajaur-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=72134","title":{"rendered":"12 terrorists killed, 11 security personnel martyred in Bajaur attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Security forces and law enforcement agencies successfully repelled a terrorist attack on a joint checkpost in Bajaur district, killing 12 terrorists while 11 personnel were martyred, according to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).<\/p>\n<p>The ISPR said that on February 16, 2026, terrorists linked to \u201cFitna al-Khawarij\u201d and operating under Indian backing attempted a cowardly assault on the joint security post. The attackers tried to breach the post\u2019s security, but the timely and resolute response of Pakistan\u2019s forces thwarted their plans decisively.<\/p>\n<p>Troops targeted fleeing terrorists, eliminating 12 of them, while the attackers, in a final attempt, rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the checkpost\u2019s perimeter wall. The blast destroyed the post\u2019s infrastructure and tragically killed 11 security personnel. Nearby residential buildings were also damaged, resulting in the death of a young girl and injuries to seven civilians, including women and children.<\/p>\n<p>ISPR added that clearance and sanitization operations are ongoing to eliminate any remaining India-backed terrorists in the area. Pakistan\u2019s security agencies will continue counterterrorism operations under the National Action Plan and the vision of \u201cAzm-e-Istehkam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi paid tribute to the valiant security personnel, saying their sacrifice destroyed the plots of Fitna al-Khawarij and that their courage and martyrdom will always be remembered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security forces and law enforcement agencies successfully repelled a terrorist attack on a joint checkpost in Bajaur district, killing 12 terrorists while 11 personnel were martyred, according to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The ISPR said that on February 16, 2026, terrorists linked to \u201cFitna al-Khawarij\u201d and operating under Indian backing attempted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":72135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,16],"tags":[103],"ppma_author":[213],"class_list":{"0":"post-72134","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest","8":"category-pakistan","9":"tag-top-stories"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>12 terrorists killed, 11 security personnel martyred in Bajaur attack<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=72134\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"12 terrorists killed, 11 security personnel martyred in Bajaur attack\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Security forces and law enforcement agencies successfully repelled a terrorist attack on a joint checkpost in Bajaur district, killing 12 terrorists while 11 personnel were martyred, according to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). 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