Zarb-e-Azb: 20 militants killed in PAF air strikes

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ISLAMABAD-

At least 31 militants have been killed in air strikes and ground clashes in North Waziristan tribal region along restive border with Afghanistan today (Tuesday).

At least twenty suspected terrorists were killed in military airstrikes in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency. PAF jets pounded five militant hideouts in Dotoya, Tordara and Rajgaal areas.

Militants launched a separate cross-border attack at a military post in the North Waziristan tribal district, officials said.

A statement said troops repulsed the early morning attack at the Dandi Kuch post in the Spinwam area of the district.

“11 terrorists were killed and one apprehended. The dead bodies of three terrorists are with security forces,” it said, adding three paramilitary troops were also killed.

Pakistan and Afghanistan share a volatile and porous border that is often the scene of cross-border attacks. Militants from both countries also cross to use the neighboring country s soil as a safe haven.

Pak Army says it has killed more than a thousand militants and lost 86 soldiers since the start of the operation, though the numbers cannot be independently verified as journalists do not have regular access to the combat zone.

Since June 15, airstrikes, artillery, mortars and ground troops have all been used to retake territory in North Waziristan tribal region, which had become a haven for fighters with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant outfits.

The military has said the major towns of Miranshah and Mir Ali had now been cleared of insurgents, along with a 90-kilometre (55-mile) road through North Waziristan.

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  1. Our Army is doing a wonderful job But the drama of TUQ & IK has disturbed Pakistani nation for for than 34 days, inflicting loss of more than Rs 1,000 Billion, hurting exports from Pakistan and diversion of the Chinese President's visit from Pakistan to India.

    It is a great service to Pakistani nation to expose all those dirty faces trying to drag Pak Army into their vested interest. The Army is involved in the most significant stage of war on terror (Pakistan has already lost more than 60,000 people in this war) but the selfish losers like Sheikh Rasheed, Chaudhry Shujat, Shuja Pasha, Makhdoomzada Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Imran-ul-Qadri etc are trying to divert Army from it's role.

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