Pakistan Launches Precision Strikes on Militant Hideouts Near Afghan Border

• Pakistan launched precision strikes on militant hideouts near the Afghanistan border following a series of deadly suicide bombings.
• Information Minister Attaullah Tarar confirmed the military conducted “intelligence-based, selective operations” targeting seven camps of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and affiliated groups, including an Islamic State affiliate.
• The strikes were a direct response to recent suicide attacks, including one in Bajaur district that killed 11 soldiers and a child, and another in Bannu district that killed two soldiers.
• Pakistan’s military warned it would not “exercise any restraint” and would continue operations against militants wherever they are based.
• Islamabad accuses militant groups of operating from Afghan territory and has urged Afghanistan’s Taliban government to prevent their use of its land, a claim denied by Kabul and the TTP.