Islamabad, June 29: Pakistan on Monday said its security forces killed 29 militants during an intelligence based operation and follow up strikes along the Pakistan Afghanistan border after the recent attack on a Rangers headquarters in Karachi.
Pakistan Information Minister Atta Tarar said the operation was launched in response to recent militant attacks targeting security personnel and civilians in different parts of the country.
According to the minister, security forces conducted a ground operation in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near the border on June 28.
Pakistan Intensifies Border Action After Karachi Attack
Tarar said the operation was carried out under Operation Ghazab Lil Haq and was followed by strikes on alleged militant hideouts and camps in border areas during the night of June 28 and 29.
He claimed that camps linked to Jamaat ul Ahrar and Fitna al khwarij were targeted and that weapons and ammunition stored at those locations were destroyed.
Pakistan stated that three locations in Paktia, Paktika and Kumar were struck during the operation and claimed that 25 militants were killed in those strikes, taking the total number of militants killed to 29.
The military action followed Saturday’s attack on a Pakistan Rangers headquarters in Karachi.
Earlier, Pakistan Army said three soldiers were killed in that attack while security personnel killed three attackers and detained another injured suspect.
Jamaat ul Ahrar claimed responsibility for the Karachi attack.
According to Pakistani officials, preliminary investigation indicated cross border links. Pakistan has repeatedly accused the Taliban administration in Afghanistan of allowing militant groups to operate near the border, an allegation Kabul has previously denied.
Pakistan has witnessed an increase in attacks targeting security forces in recent years, with authorities frequently attributing them to Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan.
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