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India-Pakistan
16 More Terrorists Killed in Operation Rah-e-Rast:
2009-05-20
The security forces – during the last 24 hours have killed 16 more miscreants as part of the Operation Rah-e-Rast – which is making headway as planned.

An ISPR update communiqué issued on Tuesday says that an officer and three soldiers embraced Shahadat and 16 others including an officer were injured in clashes with the miscreants in different parts of Malakand Division. In Peochar, the security forces are consolidating their positions in the valley by conducting search and destroy operations. During clashes one soldier got injured while 2 miscreant-terrorists were killed.

As far as the situation in Matta is concerned, the security forces have surrounded and are conducting cordon and search operations inside the town where exchange of fire took place between security forces and miscreant-terrorists. Resultantly, one officer (Maj Abid) and one soldier embraced Shahadat while seven soldiers were injured near Nazarabad, north of Matta.

The troops have successfully got cleared more than 40 houses in Kanju and area ahead of Takhtaband Bridge where fierce clashes are taking place at both places.

Almost 14 miscreants were killed during exchange of fire with security forces at Takhtaband – while two soldiers embraced Shahadat – and eight others were injured. The operation to clear Sultanwas in Buner is continuing where the security forces are conducting cordon and search operations in various parts.

Meanwhile, another report says that almost 2.2 million internally displaced persons [IDPs] from the affected areas have so far been registered while still more are awaiting the process of registration. With this digit – credible sources in the NWFP government said on Tuesday that a decisive action is being carried out against the militants in Malakand division and that operation will continue until the last of the Taliban dens is destroyed. The figure of the IDPs has been confirmed by UNHCR.
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