Pakistan Strikes Back Against Militants

Tulsa News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 28, 2026 · 2m

Pakistan just launched a major cross-border operation targeting militants along the Afghan border, killing 29 fighters in a coordinated ground assault and airstrikes. The move follows a deadly attack in Karachi the day before, where militants struck a paramilitary base — an assault claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway Taliban faction. Pakistan blames both this group and the Pakistani Taliban (distinct from the Afghan Taliban) for escalating violence, citing the killing of a high-value commander and destruction of militant camps in Afghanistan’s Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar provinces…