Pakistan Army on Monday launched fresh air strikes on the North Waziristan region, where it has deployed up to 30,000 troops in a long-awaited offensive to eliminate Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants from their border stronghold.
The action in North Waziristan was launched a week after a brazen insurgent attack on Karachi airport which left dozens dead and marked the end of a troubled peace process.
The offensive was announced yesterday, shortly after airstrikes killed at least 105 terrorists, including insurgents linked to the airport raid. Jets and helicopter gunships continued to pound the region over the weekend.
A local security official said fighter jets bombed two targets west of Miranshah — the main town of North Waziristan — early morning today, killing at least 10 Uzbek militants.
