Pakistan Army Kills 25 Militants Near Afghan Border After Bannu Drone Attack

Pakistan’s military said it killed 25 militants during a "precise" operation in the Zhob sector along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on 8 Aug 2025. According to an official statement, the security forces surrounded the armed group—described as Khawarij elements—after receiving intelligence on their presence and carried out a clearance operation that left the remaining fighters encircled. The cross-border engagement came hours after a separate incident in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where a quad-copter drone struck a Frontier Corps checkpoint in Takhtey Khel. Police officials said the attack killed one paramilitary officer and wounded three others, prompting a joint search operation by Frontier Corps and local police. Authorities have not publicly linked the two incidents, but both underline a recent uptick in militant activity along Pakistan’s western frontier. Security forces remain deployed in the border districts as clearance operations continue.