ISLAMABAD:

Seventeen terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in a volatile southern district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the military announced on Saturday — a day after Pakistan, China, Iran, and Russia expressed "deep concern" over the continued presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan.

The IBO was conducted in Lakki Marwat district, following the reports of presence of "khwarij belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij," on the night between Sept 26 and 27, the ISPR, the military's media wing, said in a statement.

The "troops effectively engaged the khwarij location" and in the ensuing gunfight "17 Indian-sponsored khwarij were sent to hell", it added. "Weapons and ammunition were (also) recovered during the operation."

According to the ISPR, the dead terrori

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