Islamabad: The Pakistan army today launched an all-out offensive using jets and tanks in the restive North Waziristan, killing 177 Taliban fighters including foreigners, while six soldiers were killed in an IED blast, the first military casualties in the operation.
"Air force jets targeted six hideouts of the militants in Shawal area. In these precise strikes 27 terrorists were killed. There is no civil population in the area," military spokesman Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said.
The military said they shot dead seven militants trying to flee Mir Ali, a major town in North Waziristan.
140 terrorists were killed in yesterday's precision strikes in Degan-Boya, said Bajwa. Most of those killed were Uzbek militants fighting along with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) rebels.
"Many East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) terrorists and their affiliates have also been killed in the strikes. It was a massive blow to the terrorists and one of their main communication centres has been dismantled," Bajwa said.
"No operation in civil populated areas has been started so far. North Waziristan Agency has been isolated by deploying troops along its border with neighbouring agencies and FATA regions to block any move of terrorists in and out of the Agency," he said.
The Afghan National Army and Afghan Border Police have also been asked to seal the border on their side. They have also been asked to eliminate Pakistan Taliban terrorists and their sanctuaries in Kunar, Nuristan and other areas of Afghanistan.
"Air force jets targeted six hideouts of the militants in Shawal area. In these precise strikes 27 terrorists were killed. There is no civil population in the area," military spokesman Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said.
The military said they shot dead seven militants trying to flee Mir Ali, a major town in North Waziristan.
140 terrorists were killed in yesterday's precision strikes in Degan-Boya, said Bajwa. Most of those killed were Uzbek militants fighting along with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) rebels.
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"Many East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) terrorists and their affiliates have also been killed in the strikes. It was a massive blow to the terrorists and one of their main communication centres has been dismantled," Bajwa said.
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"No operation in civil populated areas has been started so far. North Waziristan Agency has been isolated by deploying troops along its border with neighbouring agencies and FATA regions to block any move of terrorists in and out of the Agency," he said.
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The Afghan National Army and Afghan Border Police have also been asked to seal the border on their side. They have also been asked to eliminate Pakistan Taliban terrorists and their sanctuaries in Kunar, Nuristan and other areas of Afghanistan.
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