ISLAMABAD, Pakistan’s security forces killed 32 militants during a series of intelligence-based counterterrorism operations conducted across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operations were part of an ongoing campaign targeting militant networks that the military said were backed by India. The coordinated operations were aimed at eliminating militants and their facilitators operating in different parts of the country.
The ISPR said that during the past 24 hours, security forces carried out multiple clearance and targeted operations based on actionable intelligence.
During the night of July 28–29, several intelligence-based operations were launched in Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Security forces successfully engaged multiple militant hideouts, killing 24 militants during the operations, the statement said.
In a separate operation in Nushki District of Balochistan, security forces engaged militants during an intense exchange of fire, resulting in the deaths of eight militants, according to the military.
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The ISPR added that weapons, ammunition, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) recovered from the militants were seized and destroyed during the operations.
The military said follow-up clearance operations remain underway to eliminate any remaining militants in the affected areas.
The statement further noted that Pakistan’s security forces and law enforcement agencies will continue nationwide counterterrorism operations under the Azm-e-Istehkam initiative, approved by the federal Apex Committee under the National Action Plan, with the objective of eliminating all forms of externally supported terrorism from the country.
