Afghanistan, April 23 -- Pakistani security forces killed 16 TTP militants in separate operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, confiscating weapons and explosives.
Pakistani media reported that police and security forces in the country have killed at least 16 militants linked to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in two separate operations in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. According to the Express Tribune, the first operation took place in a mountainous region of Punjab, where the provincial police, in collaboration with the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), raided TTP hideouts.
Punjab police officials reported that, based on intelligence, between 20 and 30 militants were present in the area, planning terrorist a...