Summary Another 11 terrorists were killed in military airstrikes in Miranshah today.
MIRANSHAH (Web Desk) – Director General of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Bajwa on Thursday clarified that ground offensive in North Waziristan will begin only after complete evacuation of the locals is ensured, Dunya News reported.
Briefing the media on operation Zarb-e-Azb at GHQ, Major General Asim Bajwa said the operation will be completed in four phases while locals have been given more time to leave the areas.
He said 45 militant hideouts were destroyed and 327 militants were killed between June 15 and June 25.
10 soldiers have embraced martyrdom while seven others have sustained injuries in terrorist attacks, he added.
The DG ISPR said North Waziristan is last stronghold of the Tehreek-e-Taliban. He confirmed the presence of a large number of Uzbeks and other foreign militants in North Waziristan, saying that they will all be wiped out.
Action is being taken to weaken the enemy, he said, adding that terrorists’ movement was restricted by tightening security at Pak-Afghan border.
Earlier today, another eleven terrorists were killed when PAF jets pounded militant hideouts in Miranshah area.
Sources told that six militant hideouts were destroyed in the airstrikes.
