- Pakistan launched a ground operation and "calibrated strikes" along the Afghanistan border, saying 29 militants were killed and claiming the raids targeted Pakistani Taliban hideouts.
- The action followed recent militant attacks, including a deadly assault on paramilitary Rangers in Karachi that was claimed by a Taliban breakaway group.
- The strikes deepen already tense, tit‑for‑tat cross‑border fighting with Afghanistan and complicate stalled peace efforts between the two countries.
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