Pakistani troops kill 14 militants in raid in northwest region near Afghanistan

Pakistan’s subject says its information forces person killed 14 Pakistani Taliban successful a raid successful the country's northwest

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan’s information forces raided a militant hideout and killed 14 insurgents during a shootout successful the country's northwest, the subject said Wednesday.

The overnight raid was conducted connected the reported beingness of Pakistani Taliban belonging to an Indian proxy successful North Waziristan, a territory successful northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the subject said successful a statement.

New Delhi did not instantly comment.

Pakistan’s subject said sanitization operations are being conducted to destruct Pakistani Taliban groups it says are sponsored by India.

Pakistani authorities often impeach India of backing outlawed Baloch Liberation Army and Pakistani Taliban groups that perpetrate unit successful Pakistan.

The accusations person intensified since May successful the aftermath of heightened tensions betwixt the nuclear-armed nations. There has been a cross-border escalation betwixt the countries implicit the disputed Himalayan portion of Kashmir, which is divided betwixt the 2 but sought successful its entirety by each.

The Pakistani Taliban, which calls itself Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, oregon TTP, has been emboldened since its allies, the Afghan Taliban, returned to powerfulness successful 2021. Many TTP leaders and fighters person taken sanctuary successful Afghanistan.

Sponsored Content by Taboola