Pakistan’s military reported 74 people it identified as militants killed in operations across two provinces, outlining the scale of a counterterrorism campaign spanning the country’s northwest and southwest.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said 43 people were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over 48 hours. It placed 35 deaths in Mir Ali, North Waziristan district, and eight in Orakzai, and said troops recovered weapons, ammunition and explosives.
In a separate statement, the military reported 31 deaths since Nov. 3 in the Kurram area of Quetta district in Balochistan. It described the targeted groups as backed by India.
The military also said Nov. 1 operations in Balochistan killed 17 militants and one soldier, as EconoTimes previously reported.
ISPR said clearance operations were continuing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It said the broader campaign, named Azm-i-Istehkam, would continue as part of efforts against what it called foreign-sponsored terrorism.
