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Jets hit Waziristan, forces kill 41 Taliban
The security forces on Saturday killed another 41 terrorists in operations in the Malakand Division and Bannu frontier region, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.PAF jet fighters also bombed suspected hideouts of Tehreek-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan Agency. "In response to the suicide attack on Jamia Naeemi, in which Dr Sarfraz Naeemi and six others were killed in Lahore, two terrorists' compounds were targeted by the air force in Makeen," the statement said. However, the military statement gave no details of the casualties inflicted on the Taliban during the early morning strikes. "The number of casualties could not be ascertained." Hours before the attack on Mehsud's stronghold, President Asif Ali Zardari vowed in a televised address to wage war against militancy "to the end". The ISPR said a soldier was killed and seven others were injured in Saturday's fighting. The forces continued conducting search operations in Mingora and seized a cache of arms, night vision goggles and other equipment abandoned by the Taliban. Two terrorists were also arrested during the search operation. Troops also secured the Karakar pass, which links Buner with Swat. In Bannu, the forces secured Zindi Akbar Khan, FC Fort Jani Khel and Marwat Canal, the ISPR said, adding that 35 terrorists had been killed in the operation in various areas of Bannu district. In the past few days the Pakistan has launched strikes on Taliban across the northwest, most notably in Bannu district at the gateway to Waziristan, where according to the military more than 130 militants have been killed since Tuesday. Posted by: 2009-06-14 |
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