Thirty-five suspected militants were killed in aerial strikes by fighter jets in the North Waziristan tribal region, as par ISPR reports. The claims, however, could not be independently verified as journalists have virtually no access to the troubled tribal agency.
A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations said “three terrorist hideouts were destroyed in precision strikes in the northwest of Dattakhel early on Wednesday”.
Dattakhel is considered a stronghold for terrorists and a targeted clearance operation is under way in the area. More airstrikes may be carried out in and around Dattakhel which has also been a scene of numerous drone strikes in the past.
The latest statement from the army comes as military operation Zarb-i-Azb is completing its third month.
