Security forces have killed at least 30 terrorists involved in the martyrdom of Lieutenant Colonel Junaid Tariq, Major Tayyab Rahat, and nine soldiers a day earlier in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Orakzai district.

“Those responsible for the Orakzai attack have been sent to hell,” security sources said on Thursday in a statement, adding that the operation targeted the group’s main formation behind the assault.

According to the sources, the slain terrorists belonged to the outlawed “Fitna al-Khawarij” group, which was involved in attacks on the army and other security personnel. “Security forces remain determined to eradicate terrorism from every part of the country,” the statement added.

Fitna al-Khwarij is the state's designated term for militants affiliated with the proscribed Tehreek-e-Talib

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