- Pakistan Army jets kill 35 suspected terrorists in North Waziristan’s Shawal area while US drone strike eliminates 18 in Dattakhel
- Nawaz expresses confidence on Pakistan Army as COAS gives Zarb-e-Azb progress report to premier
- Taliban admit Pakistan Army has nabbed terrorist commander Adnan Rashid
At least 53 suspected terrorists were killed Wednesday in airstrikes carried out separately by Pakistan Army and an unmanned American drone in North Waziristan Agency (NWA).
As missiles fired from a US drone killed around 18 suspected terrorists in NWA’s Dattakhel area, Pakistan Air Force jets eliminated at least 35 terrorists in the Shawal area bordering South Waziristan Agency.
“Early morning today (Wednesday), at least 35 fleeing terrorists were killed through aerial strikes in Shawal valley,” a spokesman for Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) said.
On the other hand, security forces are making quick movements in Mirali area in order to completely eliminate terrorists’ sanctuaries and hideouts.
According to armymen, Miranshah, which was once a bastion of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has been cleared and the troops have launched a ground offensive in Mirali, a second key insurgent stronghold.
Meanwhile in Dattakhel, a US drone fired missiles on a compound in Saidgai area, destroying a compound and killing 18 suspected militants, sources said. The identities of those killed in the strike have not yet been ascertained.
Four missiles were fired from the drone and the death toll was expected to rise, sources said. A vehicle was also destroyed in the strike and at least five drones were seen hovering in the area during the time of the attack.
On July 10, a drone strike in North Waziristan’s Dattakhel area had reportedly killed six militants. This is the fourth drone strike since the US resumed its drone programme in Pakistan following the Karachi attack.
ARMY CHIEF BRIEFS PM ON ZARB-E-AZB:
Moreover during the day, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad and briefed him about progress made so far in Operation Zarb-e-Azb.
The army chief told the prime minister that the operation was progressing according to set targets. He said terrorists have been pushed to the wall and they have no other option than to die or surrender.
During the meeting, the prime minister said jawans and officers of armed forces were rendering great sacrifices for the cause of the country, adding that there was nothing parallel to their sacrifices in recent history.
The premier expressed confidence that peace and stability was the country’s destiny. He also reiterated the government’s resolve to provide all possible resources for the rehabilitation of people affected by the operation.
TTP CONFIRMS ADNAN RASHID’S ARREST:
In the meanwhile, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has confirmed that Adnan Rashid, a key accused in an assassination attempt on former president Pervez Musharraf was arrested by Pakistan Army in Shakai area of South Waziristan.
The TTP accused the Mullah Nazir group of militants of passing the information to the security forces which eventually led to Rashid’s arrest.
Sources said that the militant commander had moved to South Waziristan after being injured by security forces and was taken into custody three days ago.
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