Security forces turn focus on Zargari

PESHAWAR - Continuing operation against the alleged Taliban militants in Hangu district on the second consecutive day (Thursday), the security forces claimed to have cleared several more areas and handed over their control to police force.

“The forces successfully entered Naryab, Tora Wari, Gulistan and  Zargari,” District Police Officer Mohammad Idrees told TheNation. He said that the situation was under control and the security forces were building up pressure against the alleged militants in the region.

The security forces initiated military action against the alleged militants in different areas of Hangu late Wednesday afternoon. Besides targeting the suspected hideouts of the alleged Taliban fighters, the gunship helicopters were also taking part in the operation. It is believed that almost all the leading militants have already slipped into inaccessible regions of the NWFP and adjacent tribal areas.