Pakistan army says 50 militants killed in Balochistan border offensiveThe military claims the four-day operation targeted Islamist fighters near Afghanistan, in a region hosting key Chinese Belt and Road projects.
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Islamabad: Pakistan's military said on Tuesday it had killed 50 Islamist militants along the border with neighbouring Afghanistan over four days, in a restive southwestern region home to key Chinese Belt and Road projects.
The militants were killed in an operation started on Thursday, it said in a statement, in Balochistan, where both Islamist militants and separatist insurgents demanding a bigger share of the province's mineral wealth operate.
Reuters could not independently verify the toll.
Independent analysts and militant groups say Pakistan's army routinely exaggerates the death tolls of militants, a charge the military rejects.