Pakistan on Friday said it had killed more than 17,600 terrorists in counter-terrorism operations started after the 9/11 terror attacks and destroyed their training camps in the restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said
at the weekly briefing that Pakistan had also cleared more than 46,000 km of land from terrorists.
“Counter-terrorism operations within Pakistan have cleared 46,378 km of land and eliminated 17,614 terrorists, ensuring that our soil is not used against any other territory; we expect the same from our neighbours,” he said.