Pakistani Air Force (PAF) jets resumed air strikes in North Waziristan on Monday, a day after the army announced the start of a full-scale military operation to eliminate terrorists from the volatile region bordering Afghanistan.
At least 24 militants have been killed in PAF airstrikes in Shawal area of North Waziristan on Monday, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported.
According to ISPR, six militant hideouts were targeted in the airstrikes.
Yesterday, jet aircraft precise strikes in Degan, Boya areas in North Wazirastan were very successful in which 140 terrorists were killed. Most of those killed were Uzbek militants. Many ETIM terrorists and their affiliates have also been killed in the strikes. It was a massive blow to the terrorists and one of their main communication centre has been dismantled.
According to ISPR, operation in North Waziristan Agency is progressing as per plan. No operation in civil populated areas has been started so far. North Wazirastan Agency has been isolated by deploying troops along its border with neighboring agencies and FATA regions to block any move of terrorists in and out of the Agency.
The decision to conduct a full-scale operation came few days after the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and their ethnic Uzbek allies holed up in North Waziristan claimed responsibility for the June 8 attack on Karachi airport, which was seen as a strategic turning point in how Pakistan tackles the insurgency.
The army imposed an all-day curfew in North Waziristan as the operation got underway and turned off mobile phone services to undermine the insurgency and restrict people s movements.
