Looks like army is sending them to hell in larger numbers everyday. Soon, I hope, they will be able to clean up this rat infested area.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Ten militants, three soldiers killed in Buner, Lower Dir
Ten militants, three soldiers killed in Buner, Lower Dir
Monday, 04 May, 2009 | 05:48 PM PST |
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Heavy fighting was witnessed in the Pir Baba and Kalpani areas of Buner on Monday: ISPR.—AFP
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ISLAMABAD: Three soldiers and 10 militants were killed on the sixth day of the military operation in Buner and Lower Dir, DawnNews reported.
The military operation in the two districts is continuing while at least 2000 innocent civilians are being used by the militants as human shields in Buner’s Pir Baba area, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Monday.
The military planned to clear the Pir Baba area from Taliban militants after they had also taken over a police station there.
The latest casualty figures released by the military say at least seven militants were killed in Buner’s Kalpani area, including a militant commander Afsar Hameed. A soldier also died during the fighting while three others were injured in Buner.
The operation in Buner is continuing smoothly as consolidation of positions continues in district headquarters of Daggar and surrounding areas, ISPR said.
Swat
On the security situation in Swat, the military said Taliban militants were grossly violating the peace accord and were patrolling the roads of Mingora, threatening the civilian administration and the lives of innocent people.
Militants also brutally beheaded two soldiers in their captivity on Sunday in Khwazakhela, the military said, adding that security forces were still exercising restraint to honour the peace deal in Swat.
However, despite the military’s restraint, militants attacked a security forces convoy in Swat’s Bari Kot area, ISPR said. The ambush led to an exchange of fire in which an army officer was killed and two soldiers wounded, the statement said.
Lower Dir
In Lower Dir, the militants burnt the house of a District Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Maidan’s Kumber area and looted the house of a Union Council Nazim.
During an exchange of fire in Lower Dir’s Maidan area, three militants were killed, the ISPR said.
Shangla
Militants also raided a security forces check post at Shangla Top, killing one soldier, the statement said.
Militants also kidnapped civilians from Kot Haya Sarai and demolished a police post in Shangla, the statement said.