US EditionPakistani forces kill 30 militants after deadly ambush that killed soldiers in country’s northwest
Pakistan's military killed 30 militants linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan following an ambush that killed 11 soldiers, with operations continuing to eliminate insurgent threats, officials said.
- On Friday , Pakistan's military said its forces killed 30 militants linked to the October 7 ambush that martyred 11 soldiers, including two senior officers, in Orakzai district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Against a backdrop of cross-border sanctuaries, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the October 7 attack and many leaders operate from Afghan sanctuaries, emboldened since 2021.
- Raids in Orakzai on Wednesday and Thursday killed all 30 militants identified as `Khwarij`, a term used by Pakistan for militants it accuses of being backed by India.
- Islamabad accuses New Delhi of funding militants who attack Pakistan, but India rejects the charges as `baseless`.
- Amid a rise in violence, the government said Pakistan has seen a sharp rise in militant attacks, and Khawaja Mohammad Asif vowed `no leniency` against insurgent bases.
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Pakistan's military says its forces killed 30 militants involved in an attack that killed 11 soldiers
The militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which has been fighting to overthrow the government and replace it with a strict Islamic-led system of governance, claimed responsibility for the attack in the Orakzai district on October 7
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Pakistani forces kill 30 militants after deadly ambush that killed soldiers in country's northwest
Pakistan's military says its security forces have killed 30 militants in multiple raids on Pakistani Taliban hideouts in the country's northwestern region where insurgents this week ambushed a security convoy, killing 11 soldiers.
Pakistan’s soldiers are dying as its army fights the wrong battles
On the intervening night of October 7-8, Pakistan Army suffered one of its deadliest blows in recent months when eleven of its soldiers, including two senior officers, were killed in an anti-militancy operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Orakzai district. According to a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lt. Col. Junaid Tariq, 39, and his second-in-command, Major Tayyab Rahat, 33, were killed during an intelligence-based operati…
Pakistan Army Retaliates After 11 Soldiers Killed In KPK Clash, Eliminates 30 TTP Militants
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army On Friday, said that 30 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants who were involved in the deaths of 11 soldiers, including a Lt Colonel and a Major, were killed in a series of revenge operations in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) region of Orakzai. The fighting happened earlier this week when intelligence-based operations were going after TTP members in the Jamal Maya region of Orakzai. The army said that all 30 peopl…
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