Pakistani jets kill 15 militants in Kurram Agency
Pakistani fighter jets bomb several militant hideouts in the Para Chamkani area of Kurram Agency.
Fighter jets bomb militant hideouts in Kurram Agency. PHOTO: FILE
PARACHINAR:
At least 15 militants were killed as Pakistani fighter jets continued bombing hideouts in central parts of Kurram Agency on Wednesday.
An official of the security forces said that fighter planes bombed several of the militants’ hideouts in the Para Chamkani area, in which 15 militants were killed and five hideouts were destroyed. He added that after the bombing militants shifted the bodies to unknown places in the mountainous region of the agency.
Wednesday's bombings came after eight militants were killed when jets pounded targets on Tuesday.
The operation against militants in central part of the agency was launched on May 8 after forces were informed that militants have captured much of the Para Chamkani area. Nearly 12,000 families have been displaced to the Kohat and Hangu districts since.
According to the reports, more than 64 tribesmen including women and children have been killed by diseases and mishaps after fleeing from their houses while most are still living without tents, facing severe shortages of food and other basic necessities.
On Tuesday, 14 militants were killed and three hideouts were destroyed when security forces advanced in the Zarah Mela area of Kurram Agency.
On May 23, two security personnel including a captain were killed and around 18 were injured in a militant attack on a security checkpost in Zarah Mela.
On May 14, militants set fire to a local dispensary and a government-run school in the troubled Para Chamkani area.
On May 10, three security personnel and nine militants were killed when clashes erupted between them at the Mohmand Top check-post in central Kurram Agency.
At least 15 militants were killed as Pakistani fighter jets continued bombing hideouts in central parts of Kurram Agency on Wednesday.
An official of the security forces said that fighter planes bombed several of the militants’ hideouts in the Para Chamkani area, in which 15 militants were killed and five hideouts were destroyed. He added that after the bombing militants shifted the bodies to unknown places in the mountainous region of the agency.
Wednesday's bombings came after eight militants were killed when jets pounded targets on Tuesday.
The operation against militants in central part of the agency was launched on May 8 after forces were informed that militants have captured much of the Para Chamkani area. Nearly 12,000 families have been displaced to the Kohat and Hangu districts since.
According to the reports, more than 64 tribesmen including women and children have been killed by diseases and mishaps after fleeing from their houses while most are still living without tents, facing severe shortages of food and other basic necessities.
On Tuesday, 14 militants were killed and three hideouts were destroyed when security forces advanced in the Zarah Mela area of Kurram Agency.
On May 23, two security personnel including a captain were killed and around 18 were injured in a militant attack on a security checkpost in Zarah Mela.
On May 14, militants set fire to a local dispensary and a government-run school in the troubled Para Chamkani area.
On May 10, three security personnel and nine militants were killed when clashes erupted between them at the Mohmand Top check-post in central Kurram Agency.