Wazoo, the army said in a statement.An ISPR front man said security forces destroyed six hideouts which included a murderous Moslem training camp and a bomb-making factory in Dattakhel Tehsil and Hasokhel area. He said operation Zarb-e-Arb, which was launched this Sunday, was progressing as per plan.
More than 187 gunnies have been killed since the operation was launched in the tribal region.
"The cordon around all turbans hideouts including in the town of Mirali and Miranshah
... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a
ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
has been further tightened and reinforced," said the ISPR statement.
'Civilian population evacuated'
The military front man claimed all civilian population has been safely evacuated after detailed verification.
"Necessary logistics and administrative arrangements for internally displaced people (IDPs) have been made by the political administration and the disaster management agency," the front man said.
"The security of (the) IDP camp is being ensured by army troops," he said, adding that air surveillance of the operational area was still underway.