Pak Army targets militants in North Waziristan
Army's helicopter gunships shelled position of terrorists in Mir Ali, media reports here said.
The Pakistan Army today launched an offensive against terrorists in the North Waziristan tribal region near the Pak-Afghan border.
Army's helicopter gunships shelled position of terrorists in Mir Ali, media reports here said.
The attack by the Army came two days after the terrorists killed two security persons and injured five others in a remote control bomb explosion in the area.
The US had been nudging the Pakistan Army for launching a military operation in North Waziristan. However, Army has refused to do so.
It was not immediately confirmed if this will be a sustained operation or not. No casualty figures could be ascertained.
The Pakistan Army has undertaken such attacks earlier also.
Army's helicopter gunships shelled position of terrorists in Mir Ali, media reports here said.
The attack by the Army came two days after the terrorists killed two security persons and injured five others in a remote control bomb explosion in the area.
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The North Waziristan is a haven for Pakistani Taliban, linked to the al-Qaeda.
The US had been nudging the Pakistan Army for launching a military operation in North Waziristan. However, Army has refused to do so.
It was not immediately confirmed if this will be a sustained operation or not. No casualty figures could be ascertained.
The Pakistan Army has undertaken such attacks earlier also.