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Five militants killed in Mohmand
[Dawn] Five gunnies were killed when jet fighters pounded their hideouts in different areas of Baizai tehsil along Afghan border in  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... tribal region on Saturday. Sources said that jet fighters targeted cut-thoat positions in Shokrhai, Walidad, Miana and Mettai localities in Baizai tehsil. As a result five gunnies were killed and nine others maimed while several hideouts were destroyed. Meanwhile, ...back at the Esquimeau village our hero was receiving a quick lesson in aeronautics:... a sub-engineer of works and services department was kidnapped by unidentified armed persons. Sources said that Eng Abul Khair was on way to his office in agency headquarters Ghalnai when gunnies intercepted him and whisked him away to undisclosed location. No group has grabbed credit for the kidnapping of the official. Posted by: Fred 2011-06-13 |
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