Firstpost
  • Home
  • Video Shows
    Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
  • World
    US News
  • Explainers
  • News
    India Opinion Cricket Tech Entertainment Sports Health Photostories
  • Asia Cup 2025
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
Trending:
  • Charlie Kirk shot dead
  • Nepal protests
  • Russia-Poland tension
  • Israeli strikes in Qatar
  • Larry Ellison
  • Apple event
  • Sunjay Kapur inheritance row
fp-logo
Pakistan launches military operation against Islamic State to prevent it from capturing tribal areas
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit

Pakistan launches military operation against Islamic State to prevent it from capturing tribal areas

Reuters • July 16, 2017, 21:26:33 IST
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter

Pakistan’s military has launched a major operation in its volatile tribal areas to stop the Islamic State making inroads into areas bordering Afghanistan, the military’s spokesman said on Sunday

Advertisement
Subscribe Join Us
Choose
Firstpost on Google
Choose
Firstpost on Google
Pakistan launches military operation against Islamic State to prevent it from capturing tribal areas

Islamabad: Pakistan’s military has launched a major operation in its volatile tribal areas to stop the Islamic State making inroads into areas bordering Afghanistan, the military’s spokesman said on Sunday. Pakistan has long denied Islamic State has a foothold inside the nuclear-armed nation despite a series of attacks claimed by the group over the past two years, including a bombing in the northern town of Parachinar last month that killed 75. [caption id=“attachment_3686299” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Representational image. Reuters Representational image. Reuters[/caption] Military spokesman Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor said Islamic State — also known as Daesh — was growing in strength inside Afghanistan, prompting Pakistan to launch an operation in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). “This operation was necessary because Daesh is getting established there and we have to stop the influence of Daesh spreading into Pakistani territory through the Rajgal valley,” Ghafoor said, referring to a valley surrounded by mountains reaching up to 14,000 feet. He said that the “Khyber 4” operation, which would include the Pakistan air force, would focus on the border areas inside the Khyber Agency area, which is part of FATA. Ghafoor said across the Khyber border there are safe havens for multiple “terrorist” organisations that are linked to recent attacks in Pakistan, including the Parachinar assault. Northwestern Pakistan’s ethnic Pashtun lands are awash with weapons and the area remains the most volatile region in the country despite the military’s success in driving out many al Qaeda and Pakistani Taliban militants. Fighting had subsided in FATA in recent years and many internally displaced people have been sent back to villages reduced to rubble due to military operations against the Islamists over the past 15 years. “Once this operation is completed, we will first secure the international border on our side and eliminate the hideouts of various terrorist groups,” Ghafoor added. Islamic State has had more success in neighbouring Afghanistan, where it controls small chunks of land, but has also faced tough resistance from the US-backed government in Kabul and local Afghan Taliban militants. Pakistan is seeking support from Afghanistan to control the border but Ghafoor made it clear that it will not allow “foreign boots on the ground” in its territory. Pakistan’s military began building a fence along the 2,611 kilometre border with Afghanistan in May as part of its security programme.

Tags
Pakistan NewsTracker Afghanistan Islamabad military Terror Attack Parachinar Armed forces Tribal areas military operations islamic state Khyber Agency Daesh Asif Ghafoor Khyber 4
  • Home
  • World
  • Pakistan launches military operation against Islamic State to prevent it from capturing tribal areas
End of Article
Latest News
Find us on YouTube
Subscribe
  • Home
  • World
  • Pakistan launches military operation against Islamic State to prevent it from capturing tribal areas
End of Article

Impact Shorts

French MPs call for social media ban for under-15s, digital curfew for teenagers

French MPs call for social media ban for under-15s, digital curfew for teenagers

A French committee suggests banning social media for kids under 15 and a nighttime digital curfew for teens 15-18. The report cites concerns about TikTok's effects on minors. President Macron backs the ban, akin to Australia's proposed law.

More Impact Shorts

Top Shows

Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
Enjoying the news?

Get the latest stories delivered straight to your inbox.

Subscribe

QUICK LINKS

  • Trump-Zelenskyy meeting
Latest News About Firstpost
Most Searched Categories
  • Web Stories
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • IPL 2025
NETWORK18 SITES
  • News18
  • Money Control
  • CNBC TV18
  • Forbes India
  • Advertise with us
  • Sitemap
Firstpost Logo

is on YouTube

Subscribe Now

Copyright @ 2024. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved

About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms Of Use
Home Video Shorts Live TV