A Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan’s Paktika province reportedly killed at least 46 people, mostly civilians, including children, according to Afghan Taliban spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat. Six more people, mostly children were wounded in the region, Mr Fitrat said, according to AFP.

While the Pakistan side kept mum on the bombing allegations, the sources claimed that three key targets of the airstrikes were Munib Jatt, head of the TTP media cell, Umar Media, his deputy Abu Hamza, and Akhtar Muhammad Khalil, a commander of his own faction.