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Three civilians among 17 killed in Bajaur
PAF fighter aircraft and Army gunship helicopters on Wednesday continued bombing suspected militant hideouts in the Bajaur Agency, killing three more persons and destroying a number of houses. Also, 14 militants were killed when the security forces repulsed a Taliban attack.There were also reports of the death of senior militant commander-cum-Naib chief Qazi (vice-chief justice) of the Taliban Islamic courts, Mufti Bashir Ahmad. However, comrades of Mufti Bashir, who is a cousin of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) deputy head and Taliban leader in Bajaur Maulana Faqir Mohammad, denied the reports. Military sources said a gunship helicopter targeted the house of Mani Gul of Samsay village in Khar, the agency headquarters, on suspicion that Mufti Bashir was staying there. "Our reports say Mufti Bashir was present in the house and might have been killed in the attack," said an official of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) on condition that he not be named. Posted by: Fred 2008-08-22 |
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