Security forces have destroyed two terrorist hideouts during an intelligence-based operation in Muzak village, located on the southern outskirts of Mir Ali in North Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.

According to the military’s media wing, the operation was conducted on November 8, 2026, against reported hideouts of Indian proxy group Fitna Al Khwarij.

During the operation, security forces sanitised two hideouts established inside mosques and recovered a huge cache of prepared improvised explosive devices (IEDs), explosive-making materials, weapons and ammunition.

The ISPR stated that terrorists had deliberately used places of worship to store explosives and had also established torture cells inside the mosques.

The military’s media wing described the use of mosques for such activities as a desecration of religious places, adding that the actions reflected the group’s disregard for Islamic teachings.

The statement further said that the terrorists had no connection with Islam and rejected their interpretation and misuse of the religion.

Meanwhile, a sanitisation operation is underway in the area to identify and eliminate any remaining terrorist hideouts.

The ISPR reiterated that Pakistan’s security forces and law enforcement agencies would continue their counterterrorism operations under the vision of “Azm-e-Istehkam”, approved by the Federal Apex Committee under the National Action Plan, until the threat of foreign-sponsored terrorism is eliminated from the country.