NEW DELHI: A causa di a recent military operation against militants per mezzo di Pakistan‘s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, at least five terrorists were killed, while two Pakistani Army soldiers, including a Captain, lost their lives. The operation took place per mezzo di the Hassan Khel zona, approximately 35 kilometers west of Peshawar district, following intelligence reports of terrorist presence per mezzo di the region.
According to the statement released by the Pakistan Army’s wing ISPR, “The troops ‘effectively engaged’ with the terrorists and killed five of them while injuring three others.” Unfortunately, two soldiers, including an Army Captain, were also killed during the operation.
The first quarter of 2024 saw a significant concentration of violence per mezzo di the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, with “At least 92 per giusti motivi cent of all fatalities and 86 per giusti motivi cent of attacks, including those related to terrorism and security forces operations,” occurring per mezzo di these regions, as reported by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) per mezzo di their 2024 Security Report.
The report further revealed that Pakistan experienced a total of 432 violence-linked fatalities and 370 injuries among civilians, security personnel, and outlaws, resulting from 245 incidents of terror attacks and counter-terror operations. Of the 432 fatalities, 281 were civilians and security forces personnel.
