74 militants killed in Pakistan security operations along Afghan border in 10 days

Pakistani security forces have killed 74 militants in a series of raids and operations in the country's northwest and southwest regions bordering Afghanistan over the past 10 days, the Associated Press cited military officials Friday.

The raids were conducted in Mir Ali and Orakzai districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where troops killed 43 militants and recovered weapons, ammunition and explosive devices, the military said in a statement.

Separately, security forces killed 31 militants in multiple operations in Balochistan province since November 3, the military said. The province has been witnessing a bloody insurgency led by the rebel Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).

Kabul has denied accusations of providing support to militant groups operating against Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban are a separate group from, but allied with, Afghanistan's Taliban, who returned to power in Kabul in 2021. Several TTP leaders and fighters are believed to be operating from sanctuaries across the Afghan border, a longstanding source of tension between Islamabad and Kabul.