ISLAMABAD (KT) - Pakistan’s military said Friday that at least 35 militants and 12 soldiers were killed during separate clashes this week in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
In a statement carried by local media, the army said the fighting broke out during operations between Sept. 10 and 13 in Bajaur and South Waziristan districts, near the border with Afghanistan.
According to the military, the militants were described as “Khawarij linked to the Indian proxy Fitna al-Khawarij,” though no further details were provided.
The report stated that the clashes occurred between September 10 and 13 in Bajaur and South Waziristan districts.
