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Seven militants killed in Orakzai
[Dawn] Seven bully boyz were killed by security forces in Dabori area of  Orakzai Agency... crawling with holy men, home to Darra Adam Khel, the world's largest illegal arms bazaar. 14 distinct tribes of beturbanned primitives inhabit Orakzai agency's 1500 or so square kilometers... on Friday. Sources said security forces targeted four krazed killer hideouts in Janduli and Botakhel villages with heavy artillery and killed seven krazed killers. They also said sepoy Abdul Malik was injured after a landmine went kaboom!near a convoy of security forces in Gall village of Dabori area. Sources said the soldier was under treatment at Kalaya hospital. They said security forces cordoned off the area after the kaboom and began a search operation. In Bajaur Agency, aka Turban Central  ...Smallest of the agencies in FATA. The Agency administration is located in Khar. Bajaur is inhabited almost exclusively by Tarkani Pashtuns, which are divided into multiple bickering subtribes. Its 52 km border border with Afghanistan's Kunar Province makes it of strategic importance to Pakistain's strategic depth...'s Salarzai tehsil, the corpse count of Thursday's car boom blast increased to 15 as three more victims died of critical injuries at a local hospital on Friday. The bodies were later given to the relevant families for burial. Besides scores of locals, members and volunteers of anti-militant peace committee also participated in funeral prayers in large numbers. The peace committee put in place special security checks for funeral over krazed killer threats by deploying scores of armed volunteers. Tariq Khan, a member of peace committee, said hundreds of volunteers would be deployed near Pak-Afghan border today (Saturday), while more security posts would be established in sensitive areas. Sources said a grand jirga, where representatives of all local tribes and peace committees, would take place today (Saturday). They said ways and means to counter militancy, contain cross-border attacks and eliminate pro-militant rustics would be discussed by the jirga. Meanwhile, ...back at the pound, Zebulon finally found just the friend he'd been looking for... Khar administration has increased security in the region and planned to deploy hundreds of Bajaur Levies and FC personnel in commercial and sensitive places in the area. A local official said leaves of Bajaur Levies personnel had been cancelled and that they had been asked to resume duty from Monday. Posted by: Fred 2012-07-29 |
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