ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security forces killed 10 militants and injured three more in two separate operations in the country’s North Waziristan district, said an official statement by the military’s media wing, ISPR, on Saturday.
Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in militant violence in its western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces that share their border with the neighboring state of Afghanistan.
The surge in militant activities, including deadly suicide bombings, followed after Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a conglomerate of armed factions, called off a fragile ceasefire with the government in November 2022.
Pakistani security forces have carried out several IBOs in recent months to deal with militants hiding in the remote areas of the two provinces.
The ISPR said eight militants were killed in an intelligence-based operation and the ensuing “sanitization” activity.
“In a separate operation in North Waziristan District,” it continued, “movement of five terrorists, who were trying to infiltrate Pakistan-Afghanistan border, was picked up by the security forces.”
After an intense fire exchange, the ISPR added, two militants were killed while three others were injured.
“Pakistan has consistently been asking Interim Afghan Government to ensure effective border management on their side,” the statement said. “Interim Afghan Government is expected to fulfill its obligations and deny the use of Afghan soil by terrorists for perpetuating acts of terrorism against Pakistan.”
Pakistani security forces kill 10 militants in two separate operations in northwest
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Pakistani security forces kill 10 militants in two separate operations in northwest
- Eight militants were killed in an intelligence-based operation carried out in North Waziristan district
- Pakistani forces killed two militants trying to infiltrate the country’s northern border from the Afghan side
Saudi charity KSrelief distributes 4,000 winter kits in northwest Pakistan
- The charity will distribute around 800 kits each in five districts, containing two quilts and winter clothing
- The program is part of a broader winterization initiative to help communities affected by harsh weather
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Friday said it had started distributing 4,000 winter kits in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to help communities affected by harsh weather.
The program is part of KSrelief’s larger winterization initiative that was launched at the Saudi embassy in Islamabad earlier in January. Under the broader initiative, 22,000 winter kits will be distributed among more than 154,000 Pakistanis across the country.
Each winter kit includes two polyester quilts, warm shawls and winter clothing. Around 800 kits will be distributed in each of the Chitral, Upper Dir, Upper Kohistan, Mansehra and Kurram districts.
"The initiative targets communities severely impacted by harsh winter conditions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, as well as selected areas of Punjab and Sindh experiencing extremely low temperatures," KSrelief said in a statement.
The project is being carried out in close collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority, provincial disaster management authorities, the Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Hayat Foundation.
The statement said the initiative reaffirms KSrelief's continued commitment to alleviating winter-related hardships and improving the living conditions of vulnerable populations across Pakistan.
The Saudi charity has launched numerous projects across Pakistan in food security, health, education and disaster response in recent years, deepening the bonds of friendship and brotherhood between the two countries.
