Friday, February 10, 2012
- Australia beat Sri Lanka by 5 runs, remain unbeaten in tri-series
- Blasts, firing near PTIs rally leave 7 injured in Swabi
- Imran says will shoot down drones if comes to power
- 25 killed, 175 injured in Syria blasts
- Aqib Javed resigns as bowling coach
- NATO supplies from Pakistani airspace never stopped: Pentagon
- 11 militants killed, 19 injured in Orakzai operation
- Mansoor Ijaz to record statement via videolink on Feb 22
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- Jamaat Ali Shah rejects treason charges
16 militants dead in Bajaur
KHAR (AFP) - Soldiers killed at least 16 Al-Qaeda linked militants in fierce gunbattles in Bajaur, officials said Saturday.
The fresh clashes erupted late Friday in the Bajaur tribal district where troops launched a major offensive against militants last month. The operation involving helicopter gunships and artillery has left more than 800 people dead, mostly militants, and also displaced 260,000, officials said.
Residents said that a large number of fresh troops and tanks had arrived in Bajaur.
Five militants were killed in a gunbattle early Saturday near Shakai village, a security official told AFP. The other deaths occurred overnight in nearby villages, the official said.
The fresh clashes erupted late Friday in the Bajaur tribal district where troops launched a major offensive against militants last month. The operation involving helicopter gunships and artillery has left more than 800 people dead, mostly militants, and also displaced 260,000, officials said.
Residents said that a large number of fresh troops and tanks had arrived in Bajaur.
Five militants were killed in a gunbattle early Saturday near Shakai village, a security official told AFP. The other deaths occurred overnight in nearby villages, the official said.
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