after fierce festivities with murderous Moslems.According to a separate report filed by Dawn correspondent in Landi Kotal, 24 forces of Evil were killed and several others injured when helicopter gunships pounded suspected murderous Moslem hideouts in the valley.
The main targets of the air attacks were areas considered to be strongholds of the banned Lashkar-e-Islam
...a group of Islamic bandidos infesting Khyber Agency. It's headed by a former bus driver....
murderous Moslem group. The areas included Sadana, Maza Thal and Khyber Sungar. At least five murderous Moslem hideouts were destroyed.
Sources said that in Tirah Valley festivities, one officer and six soldiers were killed and 30 troops were maimed. The festivities broke out after forces of Evil recaptured Khyber Sungar Post near the border with Afghanistan.
The bodies of the troops who died in the festivities and the injured soldiers were taken to the Combined Military Hospital in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
. The dear departed officer has been identified as Major Gulfam who hailed from
Kurram Agency...home of an intricately interconnected web of poverty, ignorance, and religious fanaticism, where the laws of cause and effect are assumed to be suspended, conveniently located adjacent to Tora Bora...
The sources said security forces later regained all positions, including Khyber Sungar Post.
Major, six troops killed in festivities with murderous Moslems
A visitor reported having seen around 12 empty coffins outside the hospital mortuary. Two bodies had been brought to the CMH on Saturday.
An official said troops had also captured important ridges, including Ghulam Ali hilltop, Takhtakai and Nagrosa tops. He said security forces had for the first time entered the areas in Tirah. Security forces had launched the Khyber-II offensive last week to flush out forces of Evil of Lashkar-e-Islam and other banned outfits from the area.
The Inter-Services Public Relations has claimed that more than 80 forces of Evil have been killed and 100 maimed in the fresh offensive. Militants have denied the official claim which could not be verified from independent sources because media has no access to the area.
Security forces expelled elements of the banned Lashkar-e-Islam from Bara, after the Khyber-I operation was launched last year. Bara has been handed over to political administration and internally displaced persons have started returning to their homes.
Meanwhile,
...back at the dirigible, Jack stuck the cigar in his mouth, stepped onto the gantry, and asked
Got a light, Mac?
Von Schtinken stopped short, lowering the dagger and trying to control his features.
If you light that thing, Herr Armschtröng,he pointed out, his voice tense,
we all die!...
Army Chief General Raheel Sharif arrived in Peshawar on Sunday and was briefed on the military operation in Khyber Agency. Corps Commander Lt Gen Hidayatur Rehman and senior officers attended the briefing at the corps headquarters.
The ISPR said in a statement that Gen Sharif was briefed on the overall security situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
and Fata, the progress in the Zarb-e-Azb
..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)...
operation and the ongoing operations in Khyber Agency. The statement said that steady progress was being made in the area.
The ISPR said that Gen Sharif reaffirmed the army's determination to take the operation to its logical conclusion. He said Lions of Islam would be cornered in isolated pockets. He vowed to continue the operation and wipe out all Lions of Islam from urban centres and remote areas for the sake of the country's peace and prosperity. The army chief also visited maimed soldiers at the CMH. He praised the resolve and indomitable spirit of the troops.