Terror bid foiled as security forces recover arms' cache in N Waziristan

The recovered ammunition included rockets of various types, rocket-propellers and anti-tank bullets

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Security forces recovered a huge cache of arms in a village of North Waziristan on Sunday, a high-level security source told The Express Tribune.

Security forces, in an intelligence-based operation, raided a house in Karram village, Mizer Valley and found a cache of arms hidden underground.

They recovered rockets of various types, seven rocket-propelled grenades launchers, and anti-tank bullets. The security source, however, declined to say if anyone was arrested during the raid.



On May 20, 2016, Pakistan Army said it had cleared the last militant stronghold in the country's northwestern tribal area after a three-month long operation.

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North Waziristan was once home to the notorious Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and many foreign fighters but militants fled the area after an operation was carried out. The repatriation of temporarily displaced persons took place following clearance by security forces a few months ago.

Pakistan's battle against the Taliban insurgency began in 2004 after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan forced militants to flee across the border. Pakistan Army launched an operation in June 2014 to wipe out militant bases in the tribal regions and bring an end to a bloody insurgency that has cost thousands of civilian lives since 2004.