Residents of Malerkotla village are seeking explanations after police detained two individuals suspected of being Pakistani militants, described by locals as tech-savvy and reclusive.

Pakistan carried out strikes along its border with Afghanistan, claiming to target hideouts of Pakistani militants responsible for recent attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Red Crescent Society reported that more than a dozen people were killed in the strikes.

Islamabad said it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, targeting what it called hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Red Crescent Society said more than a dozen people were killed.

Islamabad said it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan early on Sunday, targeting what it called hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Red Crescent Society said more than a dozen people were killed. Pakistan did not specify the locations targeted, but the Afghan Defence Ministry said in a statement “various civilian areas” in the provinces of Nangarhar and Paktika in eastern Afghanistan were hit, including a religious madrasa...