Zarb-e-Azb: 40% of Miramshah cleared, say officials
As the army recovered a huge cache of improvised explosive devices (IED) on Friday, official sources said around 40% of Miramshah, the administrative headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, has been cleared of terrorists.
Ready-to-detonate IEDs were recovered from four interlinked houses in Miramshah, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. A soldier, on the other hand, lost his life to an IED blast in the same area, the statement added.
At the same time, the ISPR said Operation Zarb-e-Azb was ‘progressing successfully’. The military is expected to face stiff resistance once the operation moves further against the hardcore militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates.
Since the ground offensive was launched, at least 20 soldiers have lost their lives while around 380 terrorists have been killed during the operation.
A military official said the security forces continued to lay a cordon around the terrorist hideouts in North Waziristan. The official added that since civilian population has already left the troubled region, one could safely assume that those left behind were terrorists.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 5th, 2014.
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No, I am not advocating for the use of dirty bomb but there are several other non radioavtive bomb can bring about devastation leaving nothing at the targetted area .
@Dr.A.K.Tewari: Weapons of mass destruction means nuclear weapons which I am vehemently against using, the side effects such as radiation and infrastructure loss and just general loss would be too great.
We must minimize our loses and we must finish off these terrorists. We need 100% clearance and a full check on other major cities of NWA. Otherwise they'll pop up elsewhere!
There should be no hesitation in using weapon of mass destruction to avoid the loss of the precious life of the soldiers as there is now no innocent public left in the area .