At Least 38 Militants Killed in Pakistan Air Strikes

Today, Pakistani fighter jets launched air strikes on the militant hideouts in northwest, resulting in the killings of at least 38 militants, as per officials. Since February 20th, the air strikes conducted on militant hideouts in Tirah valley are the 3rd in a series of strikes by the Pakistan Air Force.

A statement by Pakistan military said, “there are confirmed reports that 38 terrorists including some important commanders were killed". The statement further added that the six of hideouts have been completely destroyed.

According to a senior security official, some Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) producing factories with explosive materials have also been destroyed in the raids.