PESHAWAR- The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) says it foiled an attempt to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Kurram, killing 12 militants described by the military as Fitna al-Khawarij and Afghan Taliban.
According to the ISPR, security personnel detected the movement of a group attempting to enter Pakistan through the border area in Kurram.
The ISPR said Afghan Taliban posts also opened fire to assist the militants during the attempted infiltration. Naib Subedar Hidayat Aman was killed in the exchange of fire.
Hidayat Aman was 40 years old and belonged to Ghizer district, the ISPR said.
The military statement said the incident supported Pakistan’s position that Afghan territory was not being prevented from being used by terrorist organisations.
According to the ISPR, the Afghan Taliban regime was facilitating and supporting cross-border terrorism rather than preventing it, and had failed to fulfil its international counterterrorism responsibilities.
The ISPR said a clearance operation was also carried out to eliminate other militants in the area whom it described as Indian-sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij.
The statement said counterterrorism operations by security forces and law-enforcement agencies would continue, including actions against terrorism carried out with external support and assistance. It added that the sacrifices of soldiers strengthened the country’s resolve to defend its borders.
Related reports cited in the source: security forces killed seven militants in an operation in North Waziristan; nine militants were killed in another North Waziristan operation; and five militants were killed in a separate security operation in North Waziristan.
