KARACHI: Pakistan said it launched strikes on militant targets in Afghanistan after blaming recent suicide bombings, including assaults during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it said were operating from its neighbor’s territory. Women and children were among the dozens killed and injured in Saturday’s attacks, the South Asian nation’s ruling Taliban said, in remarks Reuters could not verify, while its defense ministry vowed an appropriate response at a suitable time.

Afghan sources say the Pakistani strikes hit the border provinces of Paktika and Nangarhar.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Saturday it carried out “intelligence-based selective targeting” against militant camps near the Afghan border after a series of attacks inside the…