OMM Newsroom
Pakistan’s army said Friday that its forces had killed at least 74 “terrorists” in two provinces over the past week and a half, Anadolu Agency reported.
According to the army, 31 militants were killed in the Kurram area of Quetta district in southwestern Balochistan province since Nov. 3.
In two separate statements, the army said another 43 militants had been killed in the Mir Ali and Orakzai areas of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the previous 48 hours.
“The relentless counter-terrorism campaign by Pakistan’s security forces and law enforcement agencies will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country,” the statement said.
The army added that a large cache of weapons, ammunition and explosives had been recovered while clearing the affected areas. The items included homemade explosives and improvised explosive devices.
The statement came two days after 10 police officers were killed by suspected militants in Kohat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Wednesday.
