Islamabad

Karachi (Rajeev Sharma): Pakistan’s government has announced a series of overnight military strikes targeting alleged militant strongholds near the Afghan border, saying multiple insurgent camps were destroyed and dozens of fighters killed. In remarks issued early Sunday, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the armed forces conducted “carefully planned, intelligence-led operations” against seven locations believed to be used by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and affiliated networks. He also indicated that an Islamic State-linked faction operating in the frontier belt was among those hit. Officials stopped short of naming the precise areas targeted. However, regional observers and social media reports suggested the…