Jabbar said the killed militants were members of the Pakistani Taliban, who are known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP and are allies of the Afghan Taliban. He alleged the TTP is acting as a proxy for India and said police thwarted an attempt by the insurgents to create a base for future attacks.
There was no immediate response from New Delhi.
In a separate shootout with insurgents, four soldiers and five Pakistani Taliban were killed in the northwestern North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement Thursday night.
While Pakistani security forces frequently target TTP hideouts in the restive northwest and elsewhere, such operations in Kashmir are rare. TTP is a separate group and has been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
Many TTP leaders and fighters have since found sanctuary in Afghanistan.