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25 terrorists killed, hideouts destroyed in gunship attacks
[Pak Daily Times] At least 25 bad boyz were potted and several were maimed in Baizai tehsil of  Mohmand... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Bloody Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar... Agency when security forces destroyed their hideouts by gunship helicopters on Sunday. One security personnel was killed and five were also injured in the exchange of fire. According to reports, security forces on Sunday targeted terrorist hideouts in the rural areas of Baizai tehsil near the Pak-Afghan border including Soran Dara, Sheikh Baba and Walidad Kor, destroying many hideouts. Separately, a deceased member of the Aman Committee, Raza Khan, was buried at his ancestral graveyard in Rawalpindi. Mohmand Agency political agent, Amjad Ali, condoled the death of Khan with the bereaved family and announced Rs 100,000 for the family. Posted by: Fred 2011-05-02 |
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