ISLAMABAD: Six soldiers were killed during an operation in Pakistan’s northwestern Kurram district on Wednesday, the military’s media wing said, vowing to carry on its counter-terror operation against militants at “full pace.”
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Kurram district’s Dogar area on the reported presence of Pakistani Taliban militants on Oct. 29.
Seven “Indian-sponsored” militants were killed by the Pakistani forces, the ISPR said. However, it said a captain and five other soldiers of the army were also killed during the exchange of fire.
“Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored Kharji found in the area,” the ISPR said.
The Pakistani military frequently uses the term “khawarij” for the Pakistani Taliban or the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outfit. Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of turning a blind eye to the TTP militants, which it alleges carry out attacks against Pakistan from Afghan soil. Kabul denies this.
