Pakistan’s military said security forces killed 74 militants in intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said operations were continuing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where security forces targeted several hideouts over the previous 48 hours. The military said 35 members of the group it calls Fitna al-Khawarij were killed in Mir Ali and eight more in Orakzai.
ISPR said the operations dealt a major blow to the group’s networks. During clearance operations, forces recovered large quantities of weapons, ammunition and explosives, including homemade explosives and improvised explosive devices.
In Balochistan, ISPR said forces had killed 31 members of the group it calls Fitna al-Hindustan in intelligence-led operations in the Karam area of Quetta district since November 3.
The military said operations would continue until terrorism was eradicated from the country.
