74 militants killed in Pakistan security operations along Afghan border in 10 days

NewsWorld NewsPakistan News74 militants killed in Pakistan security operations along Afghan border in 10 days 74 militants killed in Pakistan security operations along Afghan border in 10 days Edited by Abhishek Mishra / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Nov 13, 2026, 13:38 IST 43 militants killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa raids, 31 in Balochistan operations: Pakistan Pakistani security forces have killed 74 militants in a series of raids and operations in the country's northwest and southwest regions bordering Afghanistan over the past 10 days, the Associated Press cited military officials Friday.The raids were conducted in Mir Ali and Orakzai districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where troops killed 43 militants and recovered weapons, ammunition and explosive devices, the military said in a statement.Separately, security forces killed 31 militants in multiple operations in Balochistan province since November 3, the military said.

The province has been witnessing a bloody insurgency led by the rebel Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).Join conversation Kabul has denied accusations of providing support to militant groups operating against Pakistan.The Pakistani Taliban are a separate group from, but allied with, Afghanistan's Taliban, who returned to power in Kabul in 2021.

Several TTP leaders and fighters are believed to be operating from sanctuaries across the Afghan border, a longstanding source of tension between Islamabad and Kabul. You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.

Abhishek Mishra is a Digital Content Producer at The Times of India, working with the news desk. He writes with a keen eye on foreign policy, defence developments, and the shifting currents of geopolitics-and yes, Indian politics always finds a way onto his radar too.

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