Fighter jets bombarded three suspected militant hideouts in Khyber tribal region’s Tirah valley on Wednesday. Tirah valley is known to be the strong hold of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.
At least six suspected militants were killed in the airstrikes, tribal sources said.
The targeted hideouts were completely destroyed in the military onslaught.
The military has stepped up airstrikes in the tribal regions since the beginning of 2013, with at least 45 suspected militants reported as killed and at least a dozen hideouts destroyed.
The death-toll and identities of victims cannot be independently verified the access of media persons and journalists is barred in the area.