PESHAWAR: PAF fighter jets killed 23 militants on Friday in air strikes carried out in North Waziristan and Khyber tribal regions, the military said in a statement.
“As a result of precise air strikes, six terrorist hideouts were destroyed in which 23 terrorists were killed and more than 10 injured,” the statement said.
The strikes were part of a major offensive aimed at clearing the Taliban and al-Qaeda strongholds that began last year in North Waziristan.
The conflict zone is remote and off-limits to journalists, making it difficult to verify the claims, including the number and identity of those killed.
The military began the offensive in Khyber Agency in October 2014, carrying out air strikes and using artillery, mortars and ground troops.
Our Bara correspondent adds: Sources said the jet fighters carried out the air strikes on the hideouts of proscribed militant organisations Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Rajgal Valley in Tirah in Khyber Agency.
Six militants were killed and several sustained injuries while three of their sanctuaries were also destroyed in the strikes, the sources said. According to official sources, at least 14 militants had been killed and several of their hideouts destroyed in separate air strikes in Khyber Agency over the last one week.
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BAHAWALPUR: Two people were killed and five others injured in three road accidents near Chishtian on Friday.
Ali Ahmad, his wife and his minor son were moving on a motorcycle on Qaziwala Road, when a truck hit them, leaving Ali Ahmad dead on the spot and his wife and son injured critically.
