Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) At least 10 militants were killed in northwest Pakistan’s tribal area of Upper Orakzai during security operations while 22 suspects were held during search operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Geo News reported Sunday.
The security forces bombed the militants’ hideouts in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’s (FATA) Orakzai agency, killing 10 militants and destructing three hideouts.
In a separate incident, a house-to-house search operation was conducted in FATA’s Hangu town following a tip-off. It led to 22 suspected people, including a militant commander Bilal, being taken into custody.
The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by authors, news service providers on this page do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of Hill Post. Any views or opinions are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, or individual.
Hill Post makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site page.
