NORTH WAZIRISTAN: At least 22 terrorists killed during an operation of security forces in North Waziristan on Saturday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
ISPR said the terrorists were sent to hell, while several of their dens and a large number of ammunition were destroyed during jet bombardment in Shawal area.
Operation Zarb-e-Azb is a joint military offensive being conducted by the Pakistan Armed Forces against various militant groups, including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, al-Qaeda, Jundallah and the Haqqani network.
The operation was launched on 15 June 2014 in North Waziristan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border as a renewed effort against militancy in the wake of the 8 June attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, for which the TTP and the IMU claimed responsibility.
