Islamabad
\nPakistan carried out \u201cprecision strikes\u201d 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.
\nThe 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.
\nAccording 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.
\nHe said, \u201cprecise 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.\u201d
\nThe statement said the action was based on \u201ccredible intelligence\u201d and involved the \u201cselective targeting of camps and hideouts\u2026 with precision and accuracy.\u201d
\nIt added that four targets were \u201ccompletely destroyed,\u201d including \u201ca training centre, a hideout, an ammunition cache and Marakiz belonging to Fitna Al Khawarij Commander Aleem Khan Khushali and Commander Akhtar Muhammad Jani Khel.\u201d
\nThe information minister further said Pakistan has \u201calways strived for maintaining peace and stability in the region,\u201d but stressed that \u201cthe safety and security of our citizens remains our top priority.\u201d
\nHe added that Pakistan\u2019s \u201crelentless 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.\u201d
\nThe statement said the campaign is being carried out by \u201csecurity forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistan\u201d under the framework approved by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan.
\nOfficials said the operation reflects Pakistan\u2019s ongoing response to terrorist threats operating along its western border, though independent verification of the claims was not immediately available.
\nK-P remains a key focus of the country\u2019s counterterrorism efforts, with security forces regularly conducting IBOs against militants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad Pakistan carried out \u201cprecision strikes\u201d 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-550581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n