Senior Army Officer, 13 TTP Members Killed In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Says Pakistan
Pakistan's military said that a senior army officer and 13 TTP members were killed in separate clashes between its security forces and insurgents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan's military said that a senior army officer and 13 TTP members were killed in separate clashes between its security forces and insurgents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Recently, clashes between Pakistani security forces and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have escalated in the province.
The Pakistani army has announced the name of the slain senior army officer as Colonel Muhammad Owais.
Also on Wednesday, the Pakistani army announced that it had killed 13 insurgents in the South Waziristan region.
Earlier, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) killed 16 Pakistani security forces in an attack at a checkpoint in South Waziristan.
Pakistani officials have always said that TTP members have safe havens in Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban, however, have rejected the claims of Pakistani officials.
Meanwhile, Pakistani army warplanes bombed several locations in Barmal district of Paktika province on Tuesday evening.
A Pakistani official told Reuters that Pakistani warplanes targeted a camp of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group. However, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that at least 46 people were killed in the attacks, most of them women and children.
