32 அப்பாவி முஸ்லீம் பயங்கரவாதிகள் சங்கபரிவார பாகிஸ்தான் படையால் சுட்டு வீழ்த்தப்பட்டனர் என்று செய்திகள் கூறவில்லை. 32 முஸ்லீம் பயங்கரவாதிகளை பாகிஸ்தான் படை சுட்டு வீழ்த்தியது என்றுதான் செய்திகள் கூறுகின்றன. ஆனால், டிஎம்பாலிடிக்ஸ் பக்கத்தில் இப்படித்தான் எழுதுவார்கள் என்பதால் ச்ச்சும்மா...
Pakistani raids on militants kill at least 32
Source: Agencies | 2008-9-16 | NEWSPAPER EDITION
SECURITY forces backed by helicopter gunships and fighter jets killed 15 suspected militants as security forces advanced on Taliban strongholds near the Afghan border, an official said yesterday.
The deaths - along with 22 wounded - were the latest toll from a bloody six-week military offensive that has reportedly killed hundreds in the Bajur tribal region.
In total some 32 people, including three women, died yesterday, senior government official Iqbal Khattak said.
Khattak said Pakistani forces used helicopter gunships, fighter jets and heavy artillery to attack suspected militant positions in various areas in Bajur.
In a statement late on Sunday, the military said ground forces had secured several areas and were advancing toward Loi Sam, a key region for the militants. Khattak said troops were also trying to secure Nawagai, a strategic town on a main road.
Casualty figures and details of the operation were difficult to confirm independently because of the region's remote and dangerous nature.
The Pakistani military operation in Bajur comes amid tension with the United States over whether Pakistan is doing enough to root out insurgents from its territory and whether the US should conduct its own unilateral strikes there.
Although Pakistan has vowed to defend its territory and publicly denounced US incursions, top officials say they would prefer to resolve the conflict through diplomatic means.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to discuss the incursions with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week.
The Bajur operation in August forced as many as 500,000 people to flee to neighboring regions, but the announcement of a Ramadan halt in fighting prompted many to return.
Now, people are again fleeing.
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