Pakistani security forces have killed seven Pakistani Taliban militants in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the military said on Sunday, amid a surge in militancy in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The militants were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan district, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing. Three Afghan nationals and two suicide bombers were among the deceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups have frequently targeted security forces convoys and check-posts in KP, besides targeted killings and kidnappings of law enforcers and government officials in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ISPR said a sanitization operation was being conducted to eliminate any other “Indian-sponsored” militant in the area, adding that Pakistani security forces are determined to wipe out the menace militancy from the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Pakistan expects the interim Afghan government to uphold its responsibilities and deny its soil for terrorists activities against Pakistan,” it said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was no immediate comment from Afghanistan or India in response to the Pakistani military’s statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It came days after 12 Pakistani soldiers and over 60 militants were killed in separate engagements in the restive region that borders Afghanistan, according to the ISPR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan has struggled to contain a surge in militancy in KP since a fragile truce between the Pakistani Taliban and Islamabad broke down in November 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Islamabad has frequently accused Afghanistan of allowing the use of its soil and India of backing militant groups for attacks against Pakistan. Kabul and New Delhi deny the allegation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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