Military figures suggest that almost 500 soldiers and 7,500 militants have been killed during a two-year operation targeting Pakistan ’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which border Pakistan . Marking the second anniversary of Operation Zarb-e-Azb , a military spokesman announced that the whole region up to the border had been cleared of militants. Alongside this, military figures suggested that almost 500 militant hideouts were destroyed, 2,600 kilometer of explosives confiscated, 7,500 bomb-making factories targeted, 992 mines removed, and 3,500 rockets and mortars recovered. The military has said that border management continues to be an issue, and is keen to secure the 2,600km-long border with Afghanistan to stop illegal movements.
Military figures suggest that almost 500 soldiers and 3,500 militants have been killed during a two-year operation targeting Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which border Afghanistan. Marking the second anniversary of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, a military spokesman announced that the whole region up to the border had been cleared of militants. Alongside this, military figures suggested that 992 militant hideouts were destroyed, 253 tonnes of explosives confiscated, 7,500 bomb-making factories targeted, 2,800 mines removed, and 3,500 rockets and mortars recovered. The military has said that border management continues to be an issue, and is keen to secure the 2,600km-long border with Afghanistan to stop illegal movements.