ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces have killed 47 “Indian-sponsored militants” belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) near the country’s border with Afghanistan in the restive Balochistan province, the Pakistani military said on Saturday.
Pakistani forces engaged and killed 33 militants while attempting to infiltrate the border in Sambaza area of Balochistan’s Zhob district on August 7-8, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing.
The military, following the successful engagements, conducted a sanitization operation on the night August 8-9 in surrounding areas of Sambaza along Pakistan-Afghanistan border and neutralized 14 more “Indian-sponsored khwarij [militants].”
In recent months, Islamabad has frequently accused India of backing militant groups and Afghanistan of allowing the use of its soil for attacks against Pakistan. Kabul and New Delhi deny the allegation.
“Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed khwarij,” the ISPR said in a statement. “Security Forces remain committed to secure the nation’s frontiers and thwart attempts at sabotaging peace, stability and progress of Pakistan.”
