Pakistan strikes terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, 22 killed
Pakistan carried out calibrated air strikes on two terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 22 terrorists, the information ministry said on Thursday.
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Pakistan carried out calibrated air strikes on two terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 22 terrorists, the information ministry said on Thursday.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Kabul must move out of its militant mindset, as terrorist safe havens in Afghanistan remain the main obstacle to peace.
The CTD booked unidentified militants linked to the banned TTP's Sherani faction and the Mishal Group over the suicide attack that killed 14 in Dera Ismail Khan.
The information ministry dismissed Kabul's claim that Pakistan-backed men were behind clashes in Nuristan, saying not a shred of evidence had been produced.
An explosives-laden tractor trolley hit the Aman Mela checkpost in Darazinda, killing 12 civilians and a customs official, before gunmen attacked an ambulance.