... 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...
, two important villages of North
Wazoo Boya and Degan, which were known to be strongholds of local and foreign krazed killers, have been cleared by Pak armed forces."Consolidation of Boya and Degan is in progress," said a blurb issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday.
This information, however, could not be independently verified.
Terrorists are being eliminated and dislodged from their bases in North Waziristan as the operation progresses as per plan, said the statement.
The blurb said that house to house search in Mussaki, Hurmez and Mirali Bazar was being carried out by integrated group of forces.
Terrorists holed up inside Mirali and surrounding areas have been firing rockets and mortars and using heavy machine guns and sniper rifles, said the statement, adding that four bad boyz were potted during an exchange of fire last night.
According to ISPR, 12 IEDs were neutralised last night alone, while an IED making factory, huge cache of arms and ammunition and foreign currency were also recovered.
Corps Commander Lieutenant General Khalid Rabbani also visited Mirali, Boya and Degan areas of North Waziristan Agency earlier today and met with the Army troops.