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Pakistan army blocks entry of Afghan militants
Gains control of areas near Pak-Afghan border after 3-day operation in Mohmand Agency.
Gains control of areas near Pak-Afghan border after 3-day operation in Mohmand Agency.
The Pakistan Army barred the entry of militants from Afghanistan on Thursday as it gained control of areas near the Pak-Afghan border after the three-day operation in Mohmand Agency.
The clashes that took place during the operation between the security forces and the militants left around 40 militants dead, said sources.
Brigadier Aftab Ahmad told AFP by telephone that his forces had destroyed 17 militant hideouts in the Baizai region under his command in the lawless tribal area of Mohmand.
“Militants were regularly attacking our posts on the Afghanistan border at Shonkari and Mithai and also targeting goods vehicles going to Afghanistan,” he said.
“An operation was launched three days ago with the support of army aviation aircraft, helicopters and fighter jets. We killed at least 40 militants,” Ahmad said.
Maqsood Hussain, a government official in Baizai, confirmed the raids and casualties, but it was not immediately clear how the Pakistani officials reached the body count of 40.
Also, one soldier was killed and several others were injured in a land mine explosion near the Pak-Afghan border during the operation.
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good work by the army.they should also now cut off any support,protection,funding to the islamic fascist parties operating in our society.the establishment has got to realise that the islamic fanatics are not our ‘strategic assets’ but are our ‘strategic liabilities’.
our promotion of islamic fascism has only brought us death and destruction,the religious fanatics want to take us back to the time of the cavemen.we have to take a stand and fight against the islamic extremists trying to take over our country.
The power of the maulvi has to be reduced.Giving them too much power has ruined the social fabric of our country.Recommend
but it was not immediately clear how the Pakistani officials reached the body count of 40.
Clear to me — he pulled the number out of his rear.Recommend
That’s great to know – they should bar every attempt by the Nato backed militants to enter Pakistan and kill our innocent civiliansRecommend
AWESOME!!Recommend
Good Job Pak Army!!
Time to Stand Firmly Against Afghani Terrorists who attack us under NATO & ISAF’s Nose.Recommend
Way to go. Should have been done ten years ago and we could have been a peaceful country on progress rout. Ten years ago would have saved thousands of lives but now our mighty military is forced to do as we are loosing ‘assets’ very fast pace.
Very late but still is going to help and now please, stay out of state’s internal as well as external politics and concentrate on borders only. We respect you and give you our blood and desperately need you to save the left over country.Recommend
It is a remarkable achievement and the army should be appreciated for this. Unless the local people get united against the external terrorist factors there won’t be any significant change in the circumstances.Recommend
Do you have any proof for your claim, or do you subscribe to conspiracy theories too? And then Indians taunt Pakis for being conspiracy theorists :)Recommend
Please clarify, ‘militants’ refers here whom ? Can you name the organisation?
This will ensure those ‘holy fighters’ in North Waziristan will get firm protection from the army.Recommend
@ Cautious
Yes he pulled the number out of his rear and put it in your rearRecommend
@ Cautious. Good one. Just can’t stop laughing!!!!Recommend
All Afghan trolls need to go back to their nests
Many thanks
AliRecommend
@ashok sai: militants are those who are backed by the Nato to enter Pakistan, how on earth couldn’t they see more than 300 militants entering Pakistan when they guard the border areas. They have their pickets which they abandon once such a skirmish is to be carried outRecommend
well done Pakistan army. We are proud of youRecommend
i like! clean and seal the border region ASAPRecommend
@ Ali – why is everything always blamed on other people? Why can’t Pakistanis be critical of anything inside Pakistan without being considered “Afghan agents” or “Baloch funded by RAW” or “CIA agents” or “Mossad”.
Please grow up. The army did a good job here but they have a long way to go in protecting Pakistan. There are thousands of foreign fighters running around in FATA and the Army is doing nothing to get rid of them.Recommend
stilll killing your own people for white master shameRecommend
Shaaba cheetay. Great to see the Army doing the job it’s supposed to do and doing it well. Despite the recent groundswell of opinion against the Army, they’re still much beloved of the ordinary citizen as long as they don’t get out of hand.Recommend
Why the hell NATO is not stopping afghani militants at their side of the border. Talking about double standards.Recommend
The military claimed to have killed thousands of terrorists by aerial bombardment without proper verification which appears to be an eyewash and circulated only for people’s consumption. What a shame !Recommend
Junaid Khan, I’m sorry but since when are armed fighters crossing over the border and attacking our military checkposts our own people? They are as much a foreign threat to our sovereignty as the Americans are.Recommend
Pakistan zindabadRecommend
Pakistan must return Afghan areas to Afghanistan. These include area between river indus and khyber pass and its pashtun inhabitants. Otherwise this series of murders and crimes against humanity cannot be stopped.Recommend
Good first step, let us keep going. Let us save the country from all terrorists no matter what side of the border, what is the name of their organization, or nationality. The extremist militants are a threat to Pakistani civilians and let us clean them out without favors. There are no such thing as pro or anti Pakistan terrorists. We should complete the job and not sit back.Recommend
Pakistan Armed forces have the full support of the common Pakistan and we will continue to fight this war in whatever way and with whatever means possible.
@ashok sai: Why is NATO not protecting it’s side of the border? Or are they the ones sending these militants inside Pakistan?Recommend
So this area was outside control pf Pak forces ? So is it back under Pak control ? What parts of Pakistan are under Pak control ? Abbotabad ?Recommend
@Uzair Javaid: i dont understand. who are these ‘nato backed militants’? are they the afghan army?Recommend
Did those of you claiming some sort of US/NATO backing read the article? The militants were preventing goods from getting to Afghanistan. That could in no way be a positive thing to them regardless of your prowess in conspiracies. There are plenty of ways for such a thing to be done that doesn’t require shooting yourself in the foot. Don’t be stupid.Recommend
The Pakistani military needs to effectively seal the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan so that the Indians stop sending their criminal agents into Pakistan to hurt innocent civilians.Recommend
Mine the entire border so all these people are unable to enter our lands and destroy us.Recommend