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Pakistan Army Says 31 'Indian-Sponsored' Militants Killed in KP Raids

The military cites intelligence-driven raids following reported militant sightings.

Overview

  • ISPR said security forces conducted intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 13–14.
  • Fourteen alleged militants were killed in Lakki Marwat after troops engaged their location, according to ISPR.
  • Seventeen more were killed in a separate operation in Bannu following an exchange of fire, the military said.
  • Sanitization operations are underway to locate any remaining suspects in the targeted areas, ISPR reported.
  • ISPR also referenced earlier actions from September 10–13 that it said left 35 militants dead and 12 soldiers killed in Bajaur and South Waziristan.