# Pakistan says 37 militants killed in counterterrorism operations

https://mins.news/en/item/68215

- CGTN, 2026-09-21 09:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-21/news-1QCy6Gn0pG0/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said security forces killed 37 militants in Sunday counterterrorism operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and along the Afghan border. Ground operations in Kohat and Hangu killed nine, while airstrikes on three border targets killed 28, including several suicide bombers.

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