ISLAMABAD: Pakistani troops raided a suspected militant hideout in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold near the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed three militants, the military said Tuesday.
A militant commander was among those killed in the shootout late on Monday in Khyber, a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to a military statement.
The military did not provide any additional details, saying only the targeted militants had attacked Pakistani troops in the past.
The Pakistani Taliban — also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP — are a separate group but allied with the Afghan Taliban, who two years ago seized Afghanistan as US and NATO troops were in the final stages of their pullout from the country after 20 years of war.
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has emboldened the Pakistani Taliban, who have stepped up attacks against police and troops.
Three militants killed in Pakistani raid on militant hideout near Afghanistan — army
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Three militants killed in Pakistani raid on militant hideout near Afghanistan — army
- Militant commander was among those killed in the shootout late on Monday in Khyber district
- Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has emboldened Pakistani Taliban, who have stepped up attacks
Pakistan says 10 militants killed during counterterror operation in southwest
- Security forces gun down 10 militants belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan outfit, says army’s media wing
- Counterterror offensive takes place as Pakistan faces surging militant attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces killed 10 militants during a sanitizing operation in the southwestern Zhob district, the military’s media wing said on Thursday, amid a surge in militant attacks across the country.
Security forces gunned down eight Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Balochistan province’s Zhob district earlier on Tuesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
The forces further carried out a sanitization operation in the same district on Wednesday to hunt down the remaining TTP militants, the ISPR said.
“During the conduct of operation, own forces tracked down khwarij on multiple routes and effectively engaged their locations,” the military’s media wing said.
“After an ensuing fire exchange, ten Indian-sponsored khwarij were sent to hell.”
Pakistan’s military and civilian government frequently use the term “khwarij” to describe the TTP. The army said weapons, ammunition and explosives were recovered from the slain militants who were involved in “terrorist” activities.
The military said sanitization operations were being carried out in the area to locate other missing militants.
The security operations take place as Pakistan witnesses a surge in militancy in its northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and southwestern Balochistan provinces that border Afghanistan.
Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of allowing the use of its soil and India of backing militant groups for cross-border attacks against Pakistan. Kabul and New Delhi deny this.
Mineral-rich Balochistan has been the site of a low-lying insurgency for the past couple of years. Ethnic Baloch separatist militants accuse the state of depriving the local population of a share in the province’s resources.
Islamabad denies the allegations and says the government is carrying out several development initiatives to uplift the local population in Balochistan.
