Surgical Strike: 19 militants killed in air raid

PESHAWAR: At least 19 alleged militants including some important commanders were killed and five of their hideouts were destroyed in surgical strikes by the jet fighters of Pakistan Army in Khyber Agency on early Wednesday morning. According to a statement issued by the Inter services Public Relations (ISPR), the fighter jets of Pakistan Army carried out precise aerial strikes in Sandapal area of Khyber Agency early Wednesday morning, “killing 19 terrorists including some important commanders.” An ammunition dump and five hideouts of the terrorists were also destroyed as result of the aerial strikes, the ISPR statement said.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 13^th, 2014.