Pakistan said its military killed up to 80 militants in strikes along the Afghan border, targeting TTP hideouts after recent suicide attacks in Bannu and Bajaur. Afghanistan rejected the claim, alleging civilian casualties and airspace violations, and summoned Pakistan’s ambassador amid rising tensions

Pakistan said it targeted at least seven militant hideouts in Afghanistan in retaliation for recent rebel attacks, including the killing of an army lieutenant colonel and a soldier in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Kabul warned it would issue a “necessary and measured response” to the cross-border strikes