ISLAMABAD:

Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Thursday ruled out the possibility of launching any fresh military operation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) amid rumours of a fresh full-scale offensive triggered by the worsening law and order situation in the volatile tribal districts of the province.

Chaudhry, however, said that the ongoing counterterrorism actions under the National Action Plan (NAP) would continue unabated. "Let me be clear — NAP operations will not be stopped by anyone, no matter who they are," he said while speaking on the floor of the National Assembly in response to concerns raised by MNAs Asad Qaiser and Shazia Marri.

Chaudhry's statement came on a day the PTI government in K-P strongly opposed the launch of a new military operation in the province, warn

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