Pakistan, Oct. 1 -- Pakistan has carried out "well-planned and calibrated" air strikes against alleged terrorist hideouts at two locations in Afghanistan. The Information Ministry announced the strikes on Thursday as part of Operation Ghazab lil Haq. The ministry said the targets belonged to groups it calls Fitna al Khawarij and Fitna al Hindustan. It said the operation followed credible intelligence about terrorist camps and safe havens.

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According to the ministry, Pakistani forces selectively targeted the locations with precision. Initial reports indicated that 22 terrorists killed in the strikes, it said. The ministry also claimed that large quantities of weapons a...