**Lets see where the TaliGoons run to next..
KOHAT: A military operation in Orakzai Agency appeared imminent as authorities sealed off the region on Monday and moved security forces to key positions. **
Official sources said that all routes to Orakzai Agency had been closed by establishing 18 checkposts manned by Frontier Corps.
Similarly, troops had been deployed in the villages, both in upper and lower areas of Orakzai, where tribesmen have extended support to the government against the militants.
According to sources, the decision to launch a military operation was taken after the government got information that 90 per cent of suicide bombers sent to strike Peshawar, Hangu, Darra Adamkhel, Lahore and Islamabad were trained in Orakzai Agency.
Access to Orakzai Agency from the adjoining Kohat, Hangu, Kurram and Khyber agencies has been cut off and security forces have taken control of its administrative headquarters Kalaya where most of the government offices are situated.
Artillery and tanks have been moved meanwhile to the border areas in Khyber and Kurram agencies.
The government had been mulling over a plan to launch operation in Orakzai Agency, former headquarters of the present chief of Tehrik-i- Taliban Pakistan, Hakeemullah Mehsud, and a group headed by Tariq Afridi of Darra Adamkhel for more than a year.
More than 30 pro-government tribesmen and Taliban had been killed in clashes during the past fortnight in the tribal region. Sources said that troops had made discreet movement into Orakzai Agency over the last several months.
Security forces had gained much ground through intense shelling and bombardment in the difficult terrain and paved the way for military operation by destroying major hideouts, ammunition depots and training camps of Taliban.
Sources said that thousands of militants had taken positions along the borders with Hangu, Kurram and Khyber agencies.
They were primarily strengthening their positions in Shahu Khel, Anjani, Stori Khel, Chappri Feroze Khel and areas near central Kurram Agency, sources added.
About 400,000 tribal families had migrated to Hangu, Kohat and other parts of the province from Orakzai Agency following air strikes in February 2009.
Meanwhile, police and Frontier Constabulary arrested 30 suspected militants including 10 foreigners while two terrorists surrendered to security forces during a search operation in Hangu on Monday.
The operation was carried out in Samana, Bagato, Doaba, Serozai, Thall, Mardo Khel Banda and Shahu Khel areas of Hangu district.
During the operation two militants identified as Naseeb Shah and Sakhi Islam surrendered voluntarily.
Ten Afghans were also arrested for their illegal stay in the district illegally.
Similarly 20 other criminals were also nabbed from different parts of the district along with weapons and ammunition.
The seizure included four Kalashnikovs, five shotguns, three rifles, eight pistols, 425 cartridges of different bores and three kilograms of hashish.