At least 23 suspected terrorists were killed Monday in aerial strikes on terrorist hideouts in the country's tribal region of North Waziristan, the Pakistani Army said.
According to a statement by army's media wing, the aerial strikes were carried out in the Bangidar area of Ghulam Khan, Dawn news reported, adding this information, however, could not be independently verified as media has restricted access in the region.
Since June 15, the Pakistani Army has launched a military operation Zarb-i-Azb following a brazen militant attack on Karachi's international airport and failure of peace talks between the government and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) negotiators.
The Taliban and their ethnic Uzbek allies both claimed responsibility for the attack on Karachi airport, which was seen as a strategic turning point in how Pakistan tackles the insurgency.
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