Three terrorists associated with the banned terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan were killed in an intelligence-based operation in northwest Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Sunday (December 14, 2025).

  The operation was conducted in the area close to the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur district after the reported presence of the terrorists.

The terrorists were involved in various subversive activities like attacks on security forces, police, and IED blasts.

The security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the possession of the terrorists after the operation.

The police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.

Pakistan continues to reel under terrorism with a surge of 25% terror incidents in 2025 compared to the previous year, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being the worst hit province, according to Islamabad-based Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) think tank.