Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced that Pakistan’s security forces have killed over 100 terrorists belonging to the TTP Gul Bahadur Group in recent precision strikes along the Pak-Afghan border. The strikes targeted verified militant camps in North and South Waziristan, he said, rejecting claims that civilians were targeted.
Tarar revealed that the militants attempted attacks inside Pakistan during a 48-hour ceasefire but were successfully repelled by security forces. “During the counteraction, more than 100 Kharjis were sent to hell,” he stated in a post on X. He added that the terrorists were operating from Afghan territory and had launched multiple offensives despite the ceasefire.
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He also confirmed that a vehicle-borne IED attack by the Gul Bahadur Group in North Waziristan martyred civilians and a soldier, while several others were injured. “In last night’s precision strikes, around 60 to 70 Kharjis and their leaders were eliminated based on verified intelligence,” Tarar said, stressing that Pakistan targeted only terrorist hideouts, not civilians.
The information minister dismissed Afghan claims that civilians, including cricketers, were killed, calling them false narratives meant to create sympathy for terrorists. His statement followed Afghanistan Cricket Board’s withdrawal from a Tri-Nation T20I Series in Pakistan, citing casualties in an alleged cross-border attack in Paktika province. Pakistan’s Foreign Office reiterated that Islamabad does not seek escalation but reserves the right to defend its territory and citizens.
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Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have sharply escalated this month, marking one of the worst border confrontations in decades. Diplomatic efforts from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the U.S. aim to de-escalate the conflict. Pakistan continues to urge the Afghan Taliban to curb cross-border terrorism and act against TTP and BLA elements operating from Afghan soil, reaffirming that protecting national integrity remains its top priority.