Islamabad: The Pakistan army claimed it killed at least 30 suspected militants as they attempted to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The military said the movement of a group of militants trying to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was detected by security forces in the general area of Hassan Khel in the North Waziristan tribal district, near the border.

According to Anadolu Agency, the Pakistan army's statement described the operation as a response to the militants' infiltration attempt, which they attributed to Indian sponsorship. "Our troops effectively engaged and thwarted the Indian-sponsored Khawarij's attempt to infiltrate. As a result of precise and skillful engagement, all thirty Indian-sponsored Khawarij were sent to hell," it said in a statement.