Pakistan targets terrorist hideouts along Afghan border, killing 26 militants: Tarar
Information minister says strikes were in response to recent terrorist attacks in K-P
Pakistan carried out “precision strikes” along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border targeting terrorist hideouts, killing 26
Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists in response to recent terrorist attacks in the country, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday.
The statement comes a day after six Federal Constabulary (FC)
embraced martyrdom while bravely confronting terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an operation in the Hassan Khel area on the outskirts of Peshawar.
According to a statement shared on X, Tarar said the operations were conducted in the aftermath of recent attacks, including the
assault on a Federal Constabulary post in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on June 9, a vehicle-borne suicide attack on a military post in North Waziristan on June 2, and an
attack on a police station in Bannu on May 9.
He said, “precise strikes were carried out along Pakistan Afghanistan Border areas on hideouts and safe havens of masterminds and planners belonging to
Fitna Al Khawarij, killing twenty six Indian sponsored
khawarijs.”
The statement said the action was based on “credible intelligence” and involved the “selective targeting of camps and hideouts… with precision and accuracy.”
It added that four targets were “completely destroyed,” including “a training centre, a hideout, an ammunition cache and Marakiz belonging to
Fitna Al Khawarij Commander Aleem Khan Khushali and Commander Akhtar Muhammad Jani Khel.”
The information minister further said Pakistan has “always strived for maintaining peace and stability in the region,” but stressed that “the safety and security of our citizens remains our top priority.”
He added that Pakistan’s “relentless counter-terrorism campaign under vision Azm-e-Istehkam will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.”
The statement said the campaign is being carried out by “security forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistan” under the framework approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan.
Officials said the operation reflects Pakistan’s ongoing response to terrorist threats operating along its western border, though independent verification of the claims was not immediately available.
K-P remains a key focus of the country's counterterrorism efforts, with security forces regularly conducting IBOs against militants.