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Troops kill 23 terrorists in Lower Dir

PESHAWAR: Security forces on Tuesday killed at least 23 Taliban in an exchange of fire during a search operation in the Lower Dir district, officials said. The clash took place in Kalpani village, where four bombers armed with car bombs and rockets attacked a paramilitary checkpoint killing one soldier early on Sunday, AFP reported. “The fighting began when miscreants opened fire on troops searching the area after reports of militant movement there,” Dir police chief Mumtaz Zireen told Reuters, adding that 23 Taliban were killed. Separately, police and security forces conducted a joint search operation and arrested about 300 suspected Taliban. ghulam farooq /agencies

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‘80pc of Kurram Agency cleared of terrorists’

* Kurram Militia commander in-charge says 89-km Tall-Parachinar Road reopened after three years
* Swat commanders say establishment of Swat cantonment to be announced in 2-3 months

PARACHINAR/SWAT: Around 80 percent of the Kurram Agency has been cleared of the Taliban and the remaining parts of the agency will also be cleared soon, Kurram Militia Commander In-charge Colonel Touseef Akhtar said on Tuesday.

Talking to reporters, Touseef said the Kurram Agency was divided into three zones and the brave personnel of the paramilitary forced had forced the Taliban to flee from the area.

The militants, he said, had closed the Tall-Parachinar Road as a result of which the supply of essential items – including food and medicine – to the agency had been very nominal. In a few areas, he added, a 50 kilogramme bag of flour was sold at a rate of Rs 7,000 to Rs. 8,000 because of the scarcity of the commodity.

Reopened: Due to the firm resolve of the armed forces, the 89-kilometre-long Tall-Parachinar Road had been reopened after a period of three years, he said.

Touseef informed reporters that the security forces had also gained control of the Pak-Afghan border area.

The sectarian strife in the agency had also been reduced to a great extent by holding the peace jirga, he said.

The Doogar area in Upper Kurram, which had been under the militant’s control for the last couple of years, was cleared by the troops within a fortnight, Touseef said. In Doogar, he continued, the militants had established training camps and were also trafficking drugs. The Doogar operation was completed on December 12, 2009, in which 18 troopers embraced martyrdom and 47 were injured, while 96 Taliban were killed, he added.

Mullah Toofan, a wanted Taliban leader who belonged to the area, was also killed in the operation, Touseef said.

Cantonment: Separately, talking to a team of reporters from the Peshawar Press Club, Swat operation commanders Colonel Bilal and Colonel Tabish said that the formal announcement about establishing the cantonment in Swat would be made in two to three months time.

The commander said that land for the proposed cantonment had been identified and construction work would start once the necessary formalities are completed. app

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2 suspects belonging to Waziristan arrested from Lahore | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online

2 suspects belonging to Waziristan arrested from Lahore


Intelligence Agencies have arrested from here two suspects belonging to Waziristan and shifted them to an undisclosed destination.

According to intelligence sources, intelligence agencies have arrested two suspects who were belong to Waziristan while arrest was made after monitoring their conversation through satellite phone. Both suspects Qari Obaid Ullah and Allah Yar were sharing suspicious conversation on mobile phone.

Alleged criminals have got training from Waziristan and reached Lahore by buses, both had to receive terror targets from their leaders. While law enforcement agencies have also found documents, which are indicating their targeting terror activities.

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Majority of reconstructive work complete in S Waziristan: Officials – The Express Tribune

Majority of reconstructive work complete in S Waziristan: Officials



PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Army has expedited the reconstruction process in South Waziristan saying almost 70 per cent of work has been completed in the region.

Two 130 kilometre long roads are being constructed by Pakistan Army Engineers in the agency. One from Jandola Godkai and Spinkai Raghzai to Makeen for the Mehsud tribe, and up to Wana to facilitate the Wazir tribe.

A Pakistan Army spokesman told journalists that the return of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) will start as soon as their registration process concludes.

Work is being conducted on an emergency basis for the construction of schools, establishment of health departments and the supply of drinking water.

The Pakistan Army had recently announces that the internally displaced people will be returning soon to their homes after the area was cleared of militants in Operation Rah-e-Nijat.

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Clashes break pause in S. Waziristan; 38 militants killed

By Sailab Mehsud
Sunday, 11 Jul, 2010

Independent confirmation of casualty figures is impossible because the area is closed to aid workers and journalists. — Photo by AP

LADDAH: Fighting erupted between security forces and militants in South Waziristan on Friday and Saturday, leaving 32 terrorists dead, officials said.

Six security personnel also lost their lives in fierce clashes that took place in the area after a long pause in violence.

Thirty-five security men were reported injured in Karwan Manza, Pash Ziarat and Dwa Toi areas dominated by the Mehsud tribe.

Militants resumed attacks at a time when the government is making arrangements to send over 300,000 displaced people of the Mehsud tribe back to their homes.

The registration process for displaced people started a few days ago at relief camps in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank districts.

Officials said militants attacked a check-post in Dwa Toi area at around 11am on Saturday, injuring 18 security men. Security personnel, backed by helicopter gunships, returned fire and killed 14 militants. The officials said that bodies of four militants had been taken into custody.

The heavy exchange of fire continued till evening. Another check-post in Karwan Manza came under militant attack in which three security personnel were killed.

Government forces repulsed the attack killing 12 militants. The counter-offensive also left 17 security personnel injured.

Six militants and three security personnel were killed in a clash in Pash Ziarat area on Saturday afternoon after terrorists attacked a convoy.

The political administration in Ahmadzai Wazir has asked tribes to expel foreign and local militants from the area or face action.

At a jirga in Wana on Saturday, Assistant Political Agent Abdul Ghafoor Shah asked tribal elders to abide by the peace deal signed between the government and tribes in 2007.

The officials said that foreign and local militants had sanctuaries in the area, adding that tribesmen are required to take action against militants in accordance with the agreement.

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