Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday said at least 641 Afghan Taliban operatives have been killed and more than 855 injured during the ongoing Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, launched in response to what Islamabad described as “unprovoked action” from across the Afghan border.
Operation Ghazab Lil Haq was launched last month following renewed clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, after Afghan Taliban forces fired on multiple locations, prompting swift military retaliation by Pakistan.
In a post on X, Tarar said security forces had inflicted heavy losses on militant positions across the border during the operation.
According to the minister, 243 check posts used by Afghan Taliban operatives have been destroyed so far, while another 42 were captured and subsequently destroyed by Pakistani forces.
A total of 219 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery guns were destroyed during the course of the operation, Tarar added.
He further stated that Pakistani forces carried out air operations targeting multiple terrorist sites across Afghanistan.
“Sixty-five locations across Afghanistan were effectively targeted by air,” Tarar said.
Security sources said Pakistan Army units targeted several Afghan Taliban posts in the Zhob sector along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
The strikes forced Afghan Taliban fighters to retreat from their positions, abandoning posts and leaving behind weapons during the operation.
Security officials said Pakistani troops seized Russian-made 73mm HGL-9 heavy grenade launchers from positions previously held by the Afghan Taliban regime.
In a separate action, Pakistan Army forces targeted and destroyed another Afghan Taliban post along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border adjacent to the Shawal area of North Waziristan.