The airstrikes were reportedly carried out on TTP targets in the area.
At least 30 people, mostly civilians, have reportedly been killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tirah Valley on Monday after Pakistan military targeted TTP hideouts there, CNN News18 reported.
Police said that bomb-making material allegedly stored at a compound by Pakistani Taliban fighters exploded causing the deaths, which included militants and civilians. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue operations are still on as several houses were damaged in the attack.
Media reports quoted local police officer Zafar Khan saying that two local Pakistani Taliban commanders, Aman Gul and Masood Khan, had established hideouts in the compound. It was being used as a factory for producing roadside bombs. He alleged that the militants were using civilians as human shields and said they had recently stored weapons in mosques in other districts.
Videos shared on social media platforms showed injured children lying on makeshift beds as locals around assessing the damages. Reports said casualties included women and children.
Situated between Khyber Pass and Khanki Valley, Tirah is located on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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