Why Chinese Jets And Bombs Were Used By Pakistan To Strike Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Killing Several

In the first hours of Monday, the Pakistani Air Force launched deadly air strikes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tirah Valley, and killed at least 30 people, including women and children, as the army said.

At around 2 am, Eight Chinese-made LS-6 laser-guided bombs were dropped from the JF-17 fighter jets produced in China. Air strikes claimed that the authorities were a bomb-making facility connected to Tehreek-E-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a banned terrorist group operating in the region.

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The attack triggered widespread anger and sorrow throughout the state. Already from the rising militant activities, local communities condemned the loss of civilian lives. Many questioned the quality of intelligence used to justify such strikes in densely populated areas.

Last week, thousands of people gathered in Mingora, Swat Valley, demanded peace and protection from increasing violence. Now, the incident on Monday has increased the disappointment of the public.

Pakistan’s main opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government hit. The Khyber section was published in X: “No word would cover this sorrow and sorrow… Drone (attacks) and bombings planted too much of hate seeds… Nothing will remain.”

Who was targeted?

Police told Associated Press that two TTP commanders had set up bombs in the village of Aman Gul and Masood Khan. Civilians claimed that they were used as ‘human shields’ to mask their existence. Intelligence, completed raw bombs are stored in the nearby mosques, he said.

The strike arrived shortly after a TTP ambush in Southern Waziristan, and 12 Pakistani soldiers were killed and four were injured. The group demanded online responsibility. On the other hand, the government intensified anti -terrorism operations and said that the army used terrorists as a covering of civil fields.

Criticism on military action

Despite the statement of the army, human rights groups and political observers expressed serious concerns. The International AFFERRAME CRITICAL South Asian Office criticized what is called aş a worrying disrespect for civil life, and echoed after killing a child of a similar drone strike in June.

In March, 10 civilians, including women and children, died in another fight against terrorism in the Statlag region. At that time, the authorities said the region was used as a transition point for militants.

Critics argue that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cannot ensure the security of civilians and is often more dependent on heavy military tactics to suppress the militant with tragic consequences.

Afghanistan factor

Tensions with Afghanistan continue to complicate the security situation. Pakistan accuses the Kabul government, led by the Taliban of hosting TTP militants and allowing cross -border attacks. The media reports of Monday, the target of the TTP operators to a facility allegedly carried out by connections to the Afghan regime.

Afghanistan rejected these charges. In April, Hamdullah Fitrat, a quote spokesman of the Bakhtar News Agency of the Taliban, said, “Pakistan’s security problems are an internal issue.

Large picture in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or KP is one of the four states of Pakistan. Located in the northwest of the country, it shares a long and solid border with Afghanistan. The mountainous land of the province and the far valleys have long been serving as a safe paradise for militant groups.

The region has a problematic history. In the 1980s, Afghanistan’s Soviet invasion supported the resistance fighters financed by the United States of Pakistan’s intelligence organizations. Most of these fighters later turned into various pro -excessive groups that continued to operate in the KP.

After the Taliban seized Kabul in 2021, the TTP re -emerged with the renewed power, and to start attacks within Pakistan, many of them benefited from the Soviet period.

A brewing crisis

In addition to the difficulties of Islamabad, they are the increasing activities of other banned clothes such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hezbol Mujahideen, who began to establish new bases in the KP. Intelligence sources show that these groups move more into the state after India’s Sindoor Operation after retaliation strikes after a terrorist attack in India.

It was reported that this operation destroyed nine militants camps in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir and created more tension in the region.

Some observers accused Pakistan of exaggerating or making production attacks on their territory to mislead Pakistan after the expensive and to get away from internal safety failures.

Pakistan’s latest air strike in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa may have targeted militants with the Chinese fighter and precision -guided bombs. However, the deaths of 30 civilians, many of whom were women and children, once again revealed difficult questions about the government’s fight against terrorism.

As accountability demands become higher, Pakistan faces increasing pressure to find a more balanced and humane approach to combat terrorism in a region sees too much bloodshed.

(With entry agencies)