[The News (Pak) Top Stories] Security forces on Tuesday arrested eight suspected militants, while three more bodies of the Taliban militants were found in Swat, raising the number of bodies found in the valley during the last 24 hours to 22.Official sources said security forces launched search operation in various parts of Mingora city during which they apprehended eight suspected militants from Rang Mohallah, Malookabad and other areas of the city.
The sources said security forces recovered three more bodies of suspected militants in Dangram area in Manglawar. Meanwhile, ISPR said that 11 local persons forced by the Taliban militants to get military training voluntarily surrendered to security forces in Bar Shawar village in Matta tehsil.
It said security forces while conducting search operation in Asbanr near Khwazakhela exchanged fire with the militants. It claimed one militant was killed and another arrested.The ISPR said that during a similar search operation in Taghan and Bishbanr near Gat the troops killed two militants.