KHYBER AGENCY (APP) – Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets pounded suspected hideouts of militants in the country’s northwest on Friday, killing at least 22 terrorists, a report from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
The airstrikes took place in the remote Tirah valley in the region known as the Khyber agency, where TTP terrorists and militants from across the mountainous area have been holed up since the start of operation Zarb-e-Azb in the lawless North Waziristan region on the Afghan border.
The army s press wing, in a statement, said 22 suspected militants were killed and several hideouts were destroyed in fresh airstrikes.
The action took place a day after Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt visited North Waziristan Agency.
On the occasion, General Raheel Sharif appreciated the efficacy of use of air power with ground operations. He said terrorists will be chased and targeted.
He reaffirmed commitment to eliminate all terrorists.
