ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security forces have carried out precision cross-border strikes against terrorist camps and safe havens in Afghanistan under Operation Ghazb Lil Haq, killing 29 militants affiliated with Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Fitna al-Khwarij, officials said on Monday.
According to an official statement, the operation was launched in the aftermath of recent terrorist attacks targeting civilians in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, as well as a Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) camp in Karachi.
The operation began with an intelligence-based ground raid near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Bajaur district on June 28. During the operation, security forces killed four militants, including high-value Jamaat-ul-Ahrar commander Khan Farosh alias Zabal, described by authorities as a key terrorist commander, while several others were injured.
In continuation of Operation Ghazb Lil Haq, Pakistan conducted precision strikes during the night of June 28-29 against three terrorist targets in Afghanistan’s Paktia, Paktika and Kunar provinces. Officials said the strikes destroyed terrorist camps and hideouts belonging to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Fitna al-Khwarij, killing 25 militants and destroying large quantities of weapons and ammunition stored at the sites.
Information Minister AttaullahTarar said the security forces carried out the operation with “exceptional precision,” eliminating terrorists and destroying their weapons and ammunition stockpiles. He said the strikes were conducted on the intervening night of June 28 and 29 under Operation Ghazb Lil Haq.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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