Summary COAS General Raheel Sharif has postponed his visit due to military operation in North Waziristan.
ISLAMABAD/ MIR ALI (Web Desk/AFP) – Fresh air strikes early Tuesday targeted three Taliban militant strongholds in Mir Ali town in North Waziristan and killed 13 alleged militants, three security sources said, raising the total insurgent death toll to 190.
Operation ‘Zarb-e-Azb’ is going on successfully in North Waziristan.
Troops have been deployed to stop movements of terrorists in several areas of North Waziristan while aerial surveillance constantly continues in the area.
On the other hand, Prime Minister directed the finance minister to ensure provision of ample funds for rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of North Waziristan operation. He said every possible step should be taken to provide assistance to these IDPs.
The PM has also directed Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions Abdul Qadir Baloch to reach the areas affected by the operation.
Meanwhile, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has postponed his visit to Sri Lanka due to military operation in North Waziristan.
The Army Chief was scheduled to leave for Colombo on a four day visit on Tuesday (June 17) and had to hold meetings with military and political leadership of Sri Lanka.
According to AFP, fresh air strikes early Tuesday targeted three Taliban militant strongholds in Mir Ali town in North Waziristan and killed 13 alleged militants, three security sources said, raising the total insurgent death toll to 190.
The figure could not be independently confirmed and some residents who had escaped the area spoke of civilian casualties from aerial bombing before the operation was officially launched, as they awaited a break in the fighting to rescue relatives who remained behind.
Pakistan s army launched the offensive -- a long-standing demand of the United States -- on Sunday, a week after an attack on Karachi airport killed dozens and marked the end of a troubled peace process.
The army has deployed tanks, ground troops and jets in the area but has encountered relatively little resistance so far, with the majority of alleged militant deaths resulting from air strikes.
