At least 17 militants were killed and several others injured, while three hideouts were also destroyed in security forces actions in Khyber and Kurram Agencies on Monday.
According to security sources, at least nine militants were killed and many others injured by security forces in ongoing operation in Kot area in central Kurram Agency. Security sources said that three hideouts of militants were destroyed.
Security forces while moving ahead at Shalobar in Tehsil Bara area of Khyber Agency clashed with the militants leaving eight militants dead while some others managed to flee to mountainous area. Security forces said that search operation for them was underway
Meanwhile, in Mohmand Agency, the militants attacked the joint check post of the Levies and Aman Lashkar in Khawezai area in which one Razakar was killed and four others injured in the clash.
Monday, 14 May 2012
17 militants killed in Khyber, Khurram Agencies in ongoing military operation - The Nation, Pakistan
Friday, 11 May 2012
Miramshah militants refuse to hand over weapons - DAWN.com
– File PhotoMIRAMSHAH: Tribal elders handed over to the political authorities on Wednesday heads of two soldiers who had been killed during clashes with militants in North Waziristan.
The tribal elders led by Maulvi Gul Ramazan held talks with the militants at an unspecified place. The militants returned the heads but refused to hand over the vehicle and guns.
Sources said the militants had taken away the heads, several weapons and a vehicle on Sunday after the gunfight with security forces in Kharwani area near Miramshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan. Twelve soldiers, 10 civilians and 17 militants were killed in the gunbattle.
The bodies of three of the soldiers had been handed over to the authorities on Monday, they added.
Officials said the military authorities had asked the elders to ensure return of the missing heads, along with the vehicle and weapons.
MARKET BOMBED: The body of a man was recovered from a market in Miramshah, which was bombed during clashes on Tuesday night. Residents feared that seven bodies were still under the debris. Security forces fired artillery and mortars on Tuesday night. One shell hit a house in Kherwazay area, injuring two women and two children.
One woman and a child were stated to be in a critical condition.