Pakistan, Oct. 10 -- A Pakistan Army officer, Major Sibtain Haider, embraced martyrdom while seven Indian-sponsored terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.

According to the ISPR, security forces conducted an IBO on 8 October 2025 in the general area of Daraban, on the reported presence of Khwarij belonging to Indian Proxy, Fitna al Khwarij.

During the operation, security forces effectively engaged the terrorists, resulting in the killing of 7 Indian sponsored khwarij, ISPR said. However, during the intense fire exchange, 30-year-old Major Sibtain Haider, a resident of Quetta, paid the ultimate sacr...