Pakistani Army says clashes close to the Afghan border killed 12 troopers and 35 militants

Pakistani safety forces raided two hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban close to the Afghan border up to now two days, triggering fierce clashes that killed 12 troopers and 35 militants, the navy stated Saturday (September 13, 2025).

The loss of life toll underscores the struggles Pakistan faces because it tries to rein in resurging militant teams. The navy stated 22 militants have been killed within the first raid in Bajaur, a district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Thirteen extra have been killed in a separate operation in South Waziristan district, the navy stated. The assertion stated that the 12 troopers, “having fought gallantly, paid the final word sacrifice and embraced martyrdom” in South Waziristan.

The militants are utilizing Afghan soil to stage assaults in Pakistan, the navy stated, urging the Taliban authorities in Kabul “to uphold its tasks and deny use of its soil for terrorist actions towards Pakistan.”

The navy described the killed militants as “Khwarij,” a time period the federal government makes use of for the Pakistani Taliban, and alleged they have been backed by India although it provided no proof for the allegation. Pakistan has lengthy accused India of supporting the Pakistani Taliban and separatists in Baluchistan, expenses that New Delhi denies.

There was no quick remark from the Taliban in Kabul or from New Delhi.

Pakistan has confronted a surge in militant assaults lately, most claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, often known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. The group is separate from the Afghan Taliban however is carefully allied with them.

TTP has grow to be emboldened for the reason that Afghan Taliban seized energy in Kabul in 2021, with lots of the Pakistani Taliban leaders and fighters discovering sanctuary throughout the border.