Four security personnel were killed on Friday as they obstructed an attack on a forces camp in the Boya area of North Waziristan, Pakistan.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in Pakistan said, “On 19 December 2025, in a heinous and cowardly terrorist act, Khwarij belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al Khwarij attacked security forces camp, in general area Boya, North Waziristan District.”
The term Fitna al Khawarij is used by the state for terrorists affiliated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
According to the ISPR release, the assailants attempted to breach the perimeter security, however, their nefarious designs were swiftly foiled by the vigilant and resolute response by own troops.
The terrorists then escalated the assault by detonating a vehicle-borne explosive device. They rammed an explosives-laden vehicle on outer perimeter wall, resulting in its collapse and considerable damage to adjacent civilian infrastructure, including a mosque.
The car bomb attack inflicted damage to nearby homes and other structures and inflicted “severe injuries to fifteen local civilians, including innocent children and women.”
Earlier reports from local police and hospital sources had indicated 11 civilians were wounded and transported to the district hospital in Miranshah.
During the intense exchange of fire, four security personnel fought valiantly before making the ultimate sacrifice.
The ISPR identified the soldiers as “Havildar Muhammad Waqas (age: 42 years, resident of District Kotli), Naik Khanwaiz (age: 38 years, resident of District Mansehra), Sepoy Sufyan Haider (age: 25 years, resident of District Vehari) and Sepoy Riffat (age: 32 years, resident of District Leyyah)”.
In a statement, the military said the act was planned and orchestrated by Afghanistan-based Khwarij.
It further said this incident “is in contrast to assertions made by Afghan Taliban Regime, claiming non presence of these terrorist groups operating from their soil”.
“Pakistan expects from Afghan Taliban Regime to fulfil its obligations and deny use of its soil by Khwarij against Pakistan as the safety and security of people of Pakistan comes first and foremost,” said the statement.
The military also warned that Pakistan reserves the right to pursue and eliminate terrorists and their facilitators.
This attack follows a similar incident two months prior in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali, where security forces foiled a suicide attack on a military camp, killing four terrorists.
The latest assault underscores a persistent wave of terrorist violence in Pakistan. The country was ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index 2025, recording a 45 per cent increase in deaths from terrorist attacks compared to the previous year.
