ISPR says forces killed 74 militants in KP and Balochistan operations

Pakistan’s military said security forces killed 74 militants in intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The Inter-Services Public Relations office said 43 were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over 48 hours: 35 in Mir Ali and eight in Orakzai. It reported another 31 killed in a clearance operation in Balochistan that began November 3. The military said forces recovered weapons, ammunition and explosives, including improvised explosive devices, and that clearance operations were continuing. The ISPR described the targeted groups as Indian-backed; that characterization was attributed to the military.