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Pakistani forces kill 24 militants in border raids near Afghanistan
NPR • • world
Key Points:
- Pakistani security forces conducted raids in the northwest region, killing 24 members of the Pakistani Taliban and Baloch separatist groups, and seized weapons caches.
- The operations were launched in response to recent militant attacks, including a suicide bombing and an assault on a police station in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
- President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif commended the security forces and emphasized that combating terrorism remains the government's top priority.
- The Pakistani Taliban (TTP), allied but distinct from the Afghan Taliban, frequently claim attacks in Pakistan, while Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's government of tolerating cross-border militancy, a claim Kabul denies.
- Pakistan also alleges that India supports these militant groups, an accusation reiterated by Pakistani leaders but denied by India.
