Zarb-e-Azb: Jets pound militant hideouts in Shawal, 12 killed

MIRANSHAH: Pakistani jet fighters pounded militant hideouts in Shawal of North Waziristan, killing 12 terrorists including foreign fighters, Geo News reported.

Sources said an Uzbek militant was among those killed in the air strike of the security forces.

Security forces airplanes also bombarded hideouts of militants in various areas of Mir Ali, sources added.

On Sunday the Pakistan army formally announced the start of a full-scale operation ‘Zarb-e-Azb’ against terrorists in North Waziristan Agency on the directives of the government.