Pakistan military reports it killed 74 ‘terrorists’ during raids

What the report says

Pakistan’s military said it killed 74 armed fighters in a series of raids along the country’s border with Afghanistan, according to an Al Jazeera report published on 13 Nov. 2026. The operations took place in southwestern Balochistan and in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, two provinces that have seen repeated attacks by armed groups. The army said 31 fighters were killed in Balochistan since Nov. 3, with weapons, explosives and ammunition recovered, while 35 more were killed in recent raids in Mir Ali and eight in Orakzai.

The report said Balochistan is the centre of a separatist insurgency involving the Balochistan Liberation Army, while the northwestern districts are linked to the Pakistan Taliban, or TTP, and other groups. Pakistani officials have long accused militant networks operating from across the Afghan border of carrying out attacks inside Pakistan; Kabul and New Delhi deny any role in supporting them. The army used the term “Khawarij” for the fighters it said were targeted in the operations.

The developments come amid worsening tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan over border security and cross-border militancy. Al Jazeera also reported that at least 11 policemen were killed and 12 injured in a separate ambush in Kohat district a day earlier, underscoring the continuing threat to security forces in the region.