Pakistani security forces Sunday killed 29 militants in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) followed by caliberated strikes targeting terrorist hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Axar.az informs, citing Geonews, In a post on X, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the operation was launched in response to multiple militant attacks across the country.

He said that, acting on intelligence, precise targeting of terrorist camps and hideouts belonging to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Fitna al-Khwarij was also carried out in the border region along the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier. Three targets in Afghanistan's Paktia, Paktika and Kunar provinces were destroyed during the precision strikes, killing 25 terrorists, he said.

The minister said Pakistan remained committed to maintaining peace and stability in the region but would not compromise on the safety and security of its citizens.