The Pakistan Army has reported this Friday the death of around 75 alleged terrorists in a series of security operations carried out over the last ten days in different areas of the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the north, and Balochistan, in the west, both bordering Afghanistan. The military authorities have not provided details about possible casualties among their forces.
According to the assessment released, Pakistani security forces would have killed 35 alleged members of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the organization known as Pakistani Taliban, during “intense exchanges of gunfire” in Mir Ali, to which are added another eight suspects killed in Orakzai, two districts located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Army emphasized in a statement published on social media that this “significant blow” against the group’s structures in the area has also made it possible to seize “an enormous arsenal of weapons, ammunition, and explosives”.
It also pointed out that, in operations carried out since November 3 in Balochistan, a total of 31 alleged TTP members and Baloch separatist groups “have been sent to hell” in Quetta, the regional capital. “Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered,” the military note added.
Along the same lines, the Army has insisted that these security operations “will continue at full pace in order to eliminate the threat of terrorism sponsored and backed from abroad,” reiterating its accusations against India for the alleged support it would provide to these armed organizations.