PESHAWAR: At least 27 more suspected militants were killed in airstrikes today in the North Waziristan tribal region, taking the total toll to 167 since Sunday evening whenoperation Zarb-e-Azb was launched.
The 27 were killed today during airstrikes in areas around North Waziristan’s Mir Ali town. Moreover, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that airstrikes were also carried out in the Shawal region where there was no civilian population and several insurgent compounds were reported destroyed.
Meanwhile, Mir Ali and Miramshah, another town in the tribal region, had emptied out and troops were not facing any resistance in their advances.
The operation was launched against foreign and local terrorists hiding in sanctuaries in North Waziristan, a week after a brazen insurgent attack on the country’s busiest airport in Karachi.
KP puts health institutions on alert in wake of NW operation
In the wake of the operation, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has put all hospitals and health institutions on high alert to meet any emergency situation, said KP health minister Shahram Khan Tarakai.
Tarakai said a state of emergency had been evoked in all health institutions of the province with immediate effect.
He added that leaves of all staff members of the provincial health facilities were cancelled, adding that the authorities were fully prepared to cater to any emergency cases.
Director Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) Disaster Management Authority Arshad Khan told Dawn.com that a registration point had been set up at Saidgai to assess the number of families moving out of the North Waziristan Agency.
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He added that a camp has also been set up at Baran Dam area of Frontier Regions Baka Khel Bannu to facilitate the people moving out but most of the families were moving to their host families present in other districts.
Deputy Commissioner Dera Ismail Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed said that about 1500 families had moved to the district from the North Waziristan Agency and a registration process was started to facilitate them.
The internally displaced persons (IDPs) were also moving out to other cities like, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, DIK, Peshawar, and even the major cities of Punjab and Sindh.
Taliban warn foreign firms to leave
The Pakistani Taliban warned foreign firms to leave the country after the launch of a military offensive in the North Waziristan tribal region.
The TTP has also vowed to take revenge on the government.
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“We hold Nawaz Sharif’s government and the Punjabi establishment responsible for the loss of tribal Muslims’ life and property as a result of this operation,” the statement said.
N Waziristan operation: 27 killed in fresh airstrikes
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