According to security officials, the strikes targeted the terrorists network’s key command elements, eliminating several senior figures linked to cross-border attacks in Pakistan, The Express Tribune reported.
Those killed include Kharji Farman, Kharji Sadiqullah Dawar, Kharji Ghazi Madakhel, Kharji Muqarrab, Kharji Qismatullah, Kharji Gulab, Kharji Rehmani, Kharji Adil, Kharji Fazlur Rehman — who is uncle of Kharji Gul Bahadur — as well as Kharji Aashiqullah and Kharji Younas, the sources said.
Security sources described the Kharji Gul Bahadur group as a long-standing threat responsible for numerous terrorist attacks inside Pakistan that have killed and injured scores of civilians and members of the armed forces.
The group was directly linked to the October 17 vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attack in Khadi, North Waziristan, that left three women, two children, and one soldier dead, and wounded six other military personnel.
In a separate incident the same night, police intercepted another VBIED in Bannu, preventing what officials said could have been a “major terrorist strike.”
Islamabad has repeatedly urged the Afghan Taliban authorities to ensure that Afghan soil is not used for launching attacks against Pakistan, officials added.
MA/PR
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