, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said.The jets targeted Death Eaters hideouts in Akakhel and Sipah area, however, this information could not be independently verified as the access of journalists is limited in the region.
Moreover, security forces sealed all the roads leading up to Khyber's Bara, where an operation is expected to begin soon. Security forces also launched a search operation in the Shakas area of Khyber.
On the other hand, anticipating a military operation more than 500 families had left their homes in Dars Jumaat, Shaddaly, Darota and Kulla areas of Akakhel in Tirah valley during the last three days, sources said.
The strikes are part of the ongoing military operation named Zarb-e-Azb
..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)...
, initiated on June 15 first against anti-state Death Eaters hiding in the North
Wazoo Agency.The operation was launched after the Taliban and their ethnic Uzbek allies both grabbed credit for the attack on Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
airport and peace talks failed between the government and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) negotiators.
Nearly a million people have fled the offensive in North Waziristan, which is aimed at wiping out longstanding bully boy strongholds in the area.
Khyber, where the recent strikes targeted suspected bully boy hideouts, is one of Pakistain's seven semi-autonomous regions governed by tribal laws and lies near the Afghan border. The Taliban and other Al Qaeda-linked groups, who stage attacks in both countries, are known to have strongholds in the zone.