Pakistan army says it killed 74 fighters
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera
The Pakistani army says it killed 74 fighters in several operations near the Afghan border. Thirty-one fighters were reportedly killed in Balochistan since 3 November, while 43 others were killed in two districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the military information service.
The Pakistani army says it killed 74 fighters in several operations in border areas with Afghanistan. Thirty-one fighters have been killed since 3 November in Balochistan province, where the Balochistan Liberation Army is waging an armed rebellion, according to the Pakistani army’s communications service cited by Al Jazeera.
Thirty-five other fighters were killed over the past two days in separate operations in Mir Ali, while eight were killed in Orakzai, two districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Weapons, explosives and ammunition were also recovered, according to the Pakistani army. Pakistani authorities refer to the fighters concerned as "Khawarij", a term used for members of groups they accuse of being supported from Afghanistan.
The operations follow an attack on a convoy in Kohat district on Thursday that killed at least 11 police officers and injured 12 others, according to Pakistani authorities. Islamabad accuses the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, an armed Pakistani movement also known as TTP, of operating from Afghan areas, while Kabul and New Delhi reject Pakistani accusations of supporting armed groups, Al Jazeera reports.
