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Security forces kill more than 20 militants in multiple clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: ISPR

From Dawn · () English

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  • Pakistan's military says security forces killed more than 20 militants in several engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between Sept. 3 and 5.
  • The military said the militants belonged to Fitna-al-Khawarij, the state term for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, and were sponsored by India.
  • In a separate North Waziristan operation, troops killed 25 militants attempting to enter Pakistan through the border with Afghanistan, according to the statement.

Security forces killed more than 20 militants during several engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between Sept. 3 and 5, Pakistan's military media wing said.

The Inter-Services Public Relations statement said the slain militants belonged to Fitna-al-Khawarij, the term used by the state for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. It also said they were sponsored by India.

The statement referred to an earlier engagement in North Waziristan on the night between Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Troops initially killed 15 militants who were trying to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan. They later killed 10 more militants who had taken shelter in the area, bringing the reported total from that operation to 25.

In another encounter in North Waziristan, security forces detected the movement of another militant group along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The supplied statement ends while describing the troops' response.

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