Pakistan’s security forces killed 29 terrorists during an intelligence-based operation and subsequent precision strikes targeting militant camps and hideouts in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Monday.
According to the minister, the operation was launched in response to a series of recent militant attacks across the country. It included a ground operation near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where security forces engaged a group of militants based on credible intelligence.
Tarar said the operation resulted in the killing of a high-value militant commander, identified as Khan Farosh, also known as Zabal, along with three other alleged members of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar. Several other militants were reportedly injured during the exchange.
He added that, as part of the ongoing Operation Ghazb Lil Haq, security forces carried out precision strikes during the night of June 28 and 29 against what he described as terrorist camps and safe havens in the border region. The strikes targeted three locations in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar, where 25 terrorists were killed, according to the government.
The minister said large quantities of weapons and ammunition stored at the targeted sites were also destroyed during the operation.
The latest action comes a day after armed attackers targeted a Pakistan Rangers Sindh camp in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar area. During the exchange of fire, three attackers were killed while another was arrested in an injured condition.
The Rangers also suffered casualties in the attack, with three personnel losing their lives and four others sustaining injuries.
Tarar reiterated that Pakistan remains committed to maintaining peace and stability in the region. However, he said the country would continue taking necessary measures to safeguard its citizens and respond to security threats posed by militant groups operating along the border.