Pakistani official claims at least 24,000 TTP fighters have safe havens in Afghanistan
Gandapur also claimed that an additional 16,000 to 18,000 TTP fighters are operating inside Pakistan.
Gandapur also claimed that an additional 16,000 to 18,000 TTP fighters are operating inside Pakistan.
PANJGUR, Pakistan — Abdul Ghaffar Baloch, a veteran leader of Pakistan’s National Party, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen.
The early morning operation targeted what officials described as a TTP hideout in the Ghazoom Mandi area
The firefights occurred in three districts of Waziristan and neighboring areas during intelligence-based operations conducted by the army.
The incident triggered a wave of violent clashes that have since claimed more than 100 lives, according to local officials.
He is currently a member of the Board of Governors at the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad, where he.
Baloch also addressed the Taliban’s recent restrictions on women, including bans on female students attending medical institutions. She reaffirmed Pakistan’s.
The government has dismissed the reports of protester deaths as "false and fabricated."
Sectarian violence has continued to escalate in Pakistan’s northwestern Kurram district.
The operations, conducted in the Bannu and Khyber districts, also resulted in the deaths of eight militants, Pakistani military officials.