CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

Default / Miscellaneous

Security forces kill 8 militants in Pakistan

Published: 04 May 2013 - 01:18 pm | Last Updated: 03 Feb 2022 - 07:10 am


ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed at least 8 militants during an operation in Upper Orakzai, Radio Pakistan reported on Saturday.

As per details, the operation was carried out in Shin Qamar and Sanga areas.

During the aerial attacks Pakistani military aircraft also destroyed three militant hideouts.

Orakzai is one of Pakistan’s seven semi-autonomous tribal regions in the northwest, where militants are said to have carved out strongholds. (QNA)