ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: Pakistan army attacked supply trucks used by suspected insurgents for cross-border attacks in Afghanistan, a military spokesman said on Thursday.
It was the army's first reported attack in the North Waziristan tribal region since a September peace deal between the government and pro-Taliban militants.
The army, acting on intelligence provided by the US-led coalition in Afghanistan, used mortars and artillery in the attack on Wednesday night at Gurvek, near the border, spokesman Major General Shaukat Sultan told The Associated Press.
He said it was not clear if any militants were killed in the assault.
He said the target of the attack were several supply trucks used by militants.
He said Pakistani forces that went to the scene on Thursday morning found heavy weapons including rockets and rocket launchers. He said the action demonstrated how Pakistan could act swiftly and effectively if it was given ‘real-time' intelligence on cross-border militancy.' “We don't deny that some people are coming from this side. That's why we seek intelligence in real time. We are keen to stop it,” he said.—AP
