At least 36 militants were killed on Saturday in Pakistan forces’ operation and US drone strikes.
“Twenty-seven militants were killed while two security personnel injured during an armed clashes in upper Orakzai agency,” a security official said. “The security forces were attacked during the patrolling in upper Orakzai agency in which two security personnel were injured. In countermove, security forces killed 27 militants,” he added.
Separately, an overnight US missile strike killed two foreign militant suspects and eight Pakistanis near the Afghan border, two intelligence officials said on Saturday. The attack late on Friday targeted the house of a local resident in Boya village near Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan.
US drones often hit suspected hide-outs of militants in troubled Pakistani tribal region, which Washington considers a centre for the remnants of Taliban, Al Qaeda and Pakistani insurgents. The intelligence officials said a Filipino suspect was believed to be among the slain men. They said their agents were still trying to get details about the second foreigner killed in the attack.
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‘Pakistan, US determined to win terror war’
Age correspondent
Islamabad
Commander of international security assistance forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley A. McChrystal, on Saturday said that Pakistan and the US are destined to win the war on terror.
During a meeting with Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, he said the Pakistani forces have been successful in defeating the Taliban in the tribal areas.
Gen. McChrystal said that the purpose of his visit is to consult Pakistan on matters of professional interests, adding that the Nato and US will continue to extend their cooperation to Pakistan in defeating the extremist elements.