[The News (Pak) Top Stories] Three militants were killed and several others injured when security forces pounded suspected hideouts of the militants in different areas of Salarzai Tehsil of Bajaur Agency, official sources said here on Monday. The sources said security forces targeted the militant hideouts in Darra, Ghundai and Sor Dagay areas with artillery guns. They said three militants were killed and several others sustained injuries. They added that a number of sanctuaries of the militants were destroyed in the action.Meanwhile, the authorities in Bajaur Agency asked the elders of Salarzai tribe to flush the militants out of their areas or face the consequences.Speaking at a Jirga of the elders, Khar Subdivision Assistant Political Agent Iqbal Khattak said the people of Tangi, Babar Shah, Darra, Ghundai and Sor Dagay should cooperate with the political administration in eliminating the militants and refrain from harbouring them in their areas.
Tribal elders Malik Mehraban Gul, Malik Muhammad Zada, Malik Gul Rahim, Malik Fateh Said, Malik Sahib Shah and others attended the Jirga. In their speeches, the elders vowed to make efforts for handing over the wanted persons to the administration or expel them from the area to avert a possible action by the government.