LOC16:45
13:45 GMT
ISLAMABAD, April 27 (KUNA) -- Pakistani security forces thwarted an attempt by militants to infiltrate through Pak-Afghan border, killing 54 militants in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province bordering Afghanistan, said military on Sunday.
According to a press release issued by Pakistan military's media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), movement of a large group of militants, who were trying to infiltrate through Pak-Afghan border, was detected by the security forces in general area Hassan Khel in North Waziristan tribal district of KPK. Pakistani troops effectively engaged and thwarted their attempt to infiltrate and as a result of precise and skillful engagement all 54 militants were killed," ISPR confirmed.
The military further said that intelligence reports indicate that the militants were specifically infiltrating on behest of their "foreign masters" to undertake high-profile terrorist activities inside Pakistan.
Pakistan has consistently demanded that the Afghan government ensure effective border management on its side. (end)
sbk.hb