Pakistan army reports over 300 militants killed amid border tensions with Afghanistan

Pakistan’s military has killed more than 300 militants, including 206 Afghan Taliban fighters and 112 members of the group Fitna al-Khawarij, amid recent clashes along the Pakistan-Afghan border, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

In a detailed briefing, ISPR Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry outlined extensive counter-terrorism operations and issued a stern warning to India over what he described as hostile designs in the region, Caliber.Az reports per Pakistani media.

According to Chaudhry, the majority of these operations took place in Balochistan, where militant activity had reportedly intensified.

He emphasised that Pakistan’s armed forces acted promptly to neutralise cross-border threats, underlining that the country’s borders remain fully protected.

Addressing operations near the Afghan frontier, the military spokesman said Pakistan’s response in Afghanistan has been swift and precise.

"We tried to settle matters with Afghanistan. Pakistan has one-point agenda: Afghan soil should not be used against us," he declared.

He added, “If love for Afghanistan is awakening in your heart, then you can go there,” referring to those who sympathise with the Afghan Taliban despite their role in cross-border militancy.

On reports suggesting that the US was given permission to attack Afghanistan from Pakistani territory, Chaudhry dismissed the claims, stating, "Pakistan did not allow the US to attack Afghanistan from its soil," calling such accounts "Afghanistan's propaganda".

By Aghakazim Guliyev