Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the targeted hideouts belonged to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

According to Dawn News, Tarar said the operation was launched in response to "recent multiple terrorist incidents inside Pakistan against the innocent people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) Camp, Karachi."

The operation came a day after at least four people, including three personnel of the Sindh Rangers, were killed and three others injured in a suspected suicide attack targeting the Sindh Rangers headquarters in Karachi on Saturday.

The attack triggered multiple explosions and a heavy exchange of gunfire, prompting a large-scale security operation in the area.

According to Pakistani media reports, a suspected suicide bomber detonated explosives near the Rangers compound, while other suspected militants opened fire on security personnel, leading to an intense gun battle that lasted nearly 30 minutes.

Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in terrorist attacks in recent years, with police and security forces frequently targeted.

Authorities have largely blamed the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its allied groups for the surge in violence.

Although the TTP shares ideological ties with the Afghan Taliban, the two groups operate independently and are separate organisations.