Afghan officials said Pakistani strikes and ground operations killed at least 36 civilians and wounded more than 160 after a deadly militant attack in Karachi. Pakistan said it targeted Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and other militant hideouts, while both governments lodged diplomatic protests.
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Pakistan says its forces killed 29 militants in a ground operation and precision strikes along the Afghan border. The operation followed a Karachi attack claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar that killed three soldiers.
Pakistan says air strikes along the Afghan border killed 26 militants and destroyed four targets. Afghanistan’s Taliban government says the strikes killed 13 civilians, including 11 children.
Six teenagers and two adults are currently trapped in a cable car 900 feet above a ravine in Pakistan. The Pakistani military has launched an “extremely risky” helicopter rescue mission to save the stranded passengers, hampered by high winds. The government has expressed its full support and is providing assistance to the families of the passengers.
This article discusses the suicide bombing that occurred in Pakistan on Sunday, killing 54 people and injuring nearly 200. The attack was targeted at a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric, and the government has vowed to hunt down those responsible. The attack has been condemned by the United Nations and Prime Minister Imran Khan.