Islamabad: Minister of State for Interior Affairs Senator Muhammad Talal Chaudhry has said that nearly 70 terrorists have been neutralised after Pakistan struck terrorist targets along the Pakistan-Afghan border.

"Afghanistan has long been exporting terrorism. Pakistan is taking all actions to secure the life and property of its citizens," Talal Chaudhry said while in an interview with a private TV channel on Sunday.

Explaining further, the state minister said that the forces were conducting operations inside Pakistan, with as many as 70,000 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) taking place so far. 'Several people have also been arrested in these operations,' he added.

In light of these operations, Pakistan struck seven different targets, and at least 70 jet black terrorists have been killed, adding that the nationality of the most of the killed terrorists was Pakistani. "There is ample evidence suggesting that most of the slain terrorists were Pakistanis," the minister added.

Talal Chaudhry recalled that during the 2020 Doha accords, the Afghan Taliban had promised the world that they would not allow their soil to be used for terrorism. "However, Afghanistan and its interim government have failed to live up to their promise and have not stopped terrorism."

He stressed that Pakistan - which has provided a home to thousands of Afghan refugees and also helped Afghanistan economically - remained a responsible state and wished for better relations with its neighbours.

Meanwhile, Talal Chaudhry said Pakistan made extensive diplomatic efforts, alongside significant military-to-military talks. He added that Pakistan was not alone in having concerns about Afghanistan, noting that several other countries have also pointed to Kabul's links to militant outfits. "UN has also confirmed that more than two dozen outfits are operating in Afghanistan."

He said that Pakistan being the responsible state has tried to maintain good relations with its neighbors and certainly these relations are bilateral. He said that from a long time the terrorism is being exported to Pakistan from Afghanistan, adding that the Afghan soil is being used for training and hideouts.