Summary Heavy equipment and anti-tank landmines found in the recovered areas.
Army is making headways deep into the badlands controlled by Taliban as the Operation Zarb-e-Azb continues with success. More than 400 terrorists have been killed so far according to the reports. Heavy ammunition and modern weapons have been found in the areas recovered from the terrorists. Several IED factories have also been taken into custody by the Pak Army as the Taliban flee leaving their belongings behind. Landmines have been found in large numbers from these regions. Heavy equipment has also been recovered from these areas which could have been used to make anti-tank landmines.
According to the ISPR, Operation Zarbe-e-Azb is continuing with great success in the North Waziristan Agency. Pakistan Army claims that most of the land has already been evacuated and the rest will be recovered within a few days.
Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif also visited North Waziristan Agency today and met the troops fighting on the front. Army Chief encouraged and appreciated the soldiers fighting on the war front. He reiterated his resolve to continue the operation till the last terrorist is alive. The General also congratulated the Jawans fighting on the front saying that they were an asset of the Pakistan Army in this war against terrorists. Raheel Sharif thanked the common people of Pakistan for giving firm support to the Army in its War on Terrorism. Paying rich tributes to the martyred soldiers Army Chief said that they had laid their lives for saving the nation and that their sacrifices will always be remembered by the Pakistan Army and nation.
On the other hand, the IDPs continue to get registered with the government to seek the cash aid being provided to them. A massive number of people have left their homes in Miranshah and other areas of Waziristan where operation is being carried out. Most of the IDPs are settled in Bannu and so far more than half a million Internally Displaced Persons have been registered with the government. Unofficial sources claim that the number has actually exceeded seven hundred thousand but because many of the IDP families do not get registered, the exact number cannot be figured out. Federal Minister for Information Senator Pervaiz Rasheed has said that IDPs are getting registered in large numbers because registration is a must for the cash aid. Army Chief has also paid rich tributes to the IDPs who have left their homes and are living in camps due to the operation.
