Roughly 60 militants in the north-west region of Pakistan were killed by Pakistan airstrikes, following terrorist attacks on army checkpoints, reports The Hindu.
Militants attacked check posts in the Orakzai Agency near the Afghan border, and engaged Pakistani troops in gunfire.
“Yesterday Dattakhel strikes tookout huge UG ammo deport, explosions heard even by pilots. Death toll rises to 39 incl 2 terrorist comds,” the military spokesman Asim Bajwa tweeted.
On Friday, hundreds of terror suspects were arrested across Pakistan, as the government stepped up efforts to eradicate terrorism.
The semi-autonomous Orakzai region is thought to be a stronghold for Pakistani Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants.
Pakistan’s latest offensive comes after militants massacred children in an army run school this month.
Militants attacked check posts in the Orakzai Agency near the Afghan border, and engaged Pakistani troops in gunfire.
“Yesterday Dattakhel strikes tookout huge UG ammo deport, explosions heard even by pilots. Death toll rises to 39 incl 2 terrorist comds,” the military spokesman Asim Bajwa tweeted.
On Friday, hundreds of terror suspects were arrested across Pakistan, as the government stepped up efforts to eradicate terrorism.
The semi-autonomous Orakzai region is thought to be a stronghold for Pakistani Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants.
Pakistan’s latest offensive comes after militants massacred children in an army run school this month.