Pakistan has launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq against the Afghan Taliban after “unprovoked firing” from across the border.
Pakistan’s armed forces have destroyed 182 Afghan Taliban posts and captured 31, the information minister says. 415 Afghan Taliban personnel killed and over 580 injured since the start of the operation, says the information minister
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has provided an update on Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, saying 415 Afghan Taliban operatives had been killed while more than 580 had been injured.
He said that 182 Afghan checkposts had been destroyed, while 31 posts had been captured. Further, he said that 31 posts had been captured, and 185 tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery guns and artillery guns had been destroyed.
Karachi police have issued a public safety advisory, saying a high alert had been issued following “increased military tensions between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban forces near the Pak-Afghan border”
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said they were willing to negotiate following Pakistan’s air strikes.
At least 54 government schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohmand district have been temporarily closed, according to an official notification.
The notification, issued from the office of the Deputy Commissioner Mohmand, stated that all listed schools located in the vulnerable border areas of Tehsil Baizai, Tehsil Khwezai and Tehsil Safi will remain closed until further orders.
Officials said the closures include one school in Ghalanai, 33 schools in Tehsil Baizai, 10 in Tehsil Safi and two in Tehsil Khwezai.
Authorities have not specified a reopening date, stating that educational activities will resuAuthorities in Bajaur tribal district announced that 39 public sector schools in various border areas will remain closed until further orders due to the prevailing security situation.
According to the notification issued, the decision to keep the schools located in different areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border closed was taken at a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Shahid Ali Khan.
The notification, a copy of which is available with Dawn, stated that 39 schools located in the border areas of Lowi Mamund, War Mamund, and Nawagai tehsils will remain closed until further orders due to the prevailing security conditions.
It is worth noting that all public sector educational institutions in Bajaur, including schools and colleges, were set to reopen tomorrow after winter vacations.me once the situation improves.