Security forces carried out 18,736 intelligence-based operations (IBO) across the country in 2023, leading to the neutralization of at least 566 terrorists and the arrest of 5,161 terrorists. Evidence from recent terrorist incidents pointed back to sanctuaries in Afghanistan as the source. More than 1,000 people, including over 260 officers and soldiers of the Pakistan Army, died in various terrorist attacks.
The provinces of Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), and Sindh were focal points for extensive military operations. Balochistan saw 15,063 intelligence-led operations that killed 109 terrorists.
In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 1,942 intelligence-based operations eliminated 447 terrorists. Punjab had 190 such operations.
Gilgit-Baltistan experienced 14 intelligence-based operations. Sindh saw 1,987 operations that killed 10 terrorists.
December 31, 2023
Source: Express Tribune