India, June 10 -- Pakistan confirmed carrying out overnight air strikes on alleged terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan, claiming that 26 militants linked to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in the operation.

Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes were "precise and calibrated" and targeted camps and safe havens of militants operating along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

According to Tarar, the operation was launched in response to a series of recent terrorist attacks inside Pakistan, including assaults on security posts in North Waziristan, Bannu and other border regions. Pakistan refers to the TTP as "Fitna al-Khawarij".

The minister said four key militant facilities, including a tra...