Pakistani drone strikes kill 12 terrorists; 9 others also killed

31 March,2025 09:35 AM IST |  Peshawar  |  Agencies

Locals from the area claimed those killed were shepherds from Swat district. Locals in protest placed the bodies on the motorway and closed it for a few hours
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Security personnel inspect a site after an explosive-laden motorbike detonated along a road in Quetta, Balochistan. Pic/AFP


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Twelve terrorists have been killed while nine civilians lost their lives when security forces conducted drone attacks on militant hideouts in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

The "counter-terrorism operation" on Saturday morning targeted terrorists' hideouts in the remote hilltop area of Katlang in the Mardan district, a provincial government statement said.

Locals from the area claimed those killed were shepherds from Swat district. Locals in protest placed the bodies on the motorway and closed it for a few hours.

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