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Operation Ghazb Lil Haq: 29 Terrorists Eliminated in Border and Cross-Border Retaliation Strikes Following Karachi Rangers Attack
Pakistan’s security forces launched "Operation Ghazb Lil Haq," executing strategic ground raids in Bajaur and precision strikes across the Afghan border in Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar to eliminate 29 militants, including high-value commander Khan Farosh. The retaliatory campaign follows a deadly assault by the banned Jamaat-ul-Ahrar on a Sindh Rangers camp in Karachi that left three paramilitary soldiers martyred.
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by News Desk
2026-06-29
Operation Ghazb Lil Haq: 29 Terrorists Eliminated in Border and Cross-Border Retaliation Strikes Following Karachi Rangers Attack

Detailed Report

  • The Retaliation Campaign: In a swift and decisive military response, Pakistan's security forces launched an intense counter-terrorism operation code-named Operation Ghazb Lil Haq. Operating under the overarching vision of Azm-e-Istehkam, forces executed intelligence-based ground raids and calibrated precision strikes during the night of June 28–29, 2026, eliminating at least 29 heavily armed militants. The sweeping operations targeted established cross-border safe havens belonging to the outlawed splinter groups Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) and Fitna al-Khwarij (the state's designation for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan)

  • The Flashpoint Trigger: The military campaign was mobilized hours after an audacious, heavily armed assault targeted the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) Bhittai Wing camp in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar locality of Karachi late Saturday night. Militants rammed a vehicle into the facility's main gate and hurled hand grenades to breach the perimeter, triggering a fierce gun battle. While vigilant Rangers personnel successfully repelled the breach—killing three attackers and capturing an injured Afghan national alive—three paramilitary soldiers embraced martyrdom (Shahadat), and four others were wounded. JuA officially claimed responsibility for the Karachi strike.
  • Cross-Border Precision Strikes: Moving in tandem with the ground raids, Pakistani forces executed targeted kinetic strikes against active terror Marakiz (centers) situated in the volatile border region across the eastern Afghan provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar. Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar confirmed that these precision operations obliterated three major terrorist logistics hubs, neutralizing 25 active militants and destroying massive, hidden underground dumps of weapons and heavy ammunition.
  • The Geopolitical Friction: While Islamabad reiterated that its operations are essential to safeguarding sovereign territory from foreign-supported proxies, the strikes triggered immediate pushback across the border. The Afghan Taliban administration strongly condemned the cross-border strikes, alleging that the air and ground operations directly impacted civilian structures in the Gayan, Tsamkani, and Manogai districts. Taliban spokesmen labeled the maneuvers an "act of aggression," warning of retaliation at an appropriate time and further straining diplomatic ties between the neighboring countries
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