Taliban commander among 30 killed in North Waziristan

E-Paper | May 22, 2026

PESHAWAR: At least 30 suspected militants have been killed as jet fighters targeted militant hideouts in North Waziristan Agency.

Daud Matta, a key Taliban commander, was also killed in the strike which took place in North Waziristan's Datta Khel area, according to sources.

The official sources also said that the jets targeted at least four militant hideouts, which were destroyed.

The media has no access to the agency, making it difficult to verify the information from independent sources. The ISPR is yet to issue details of the operation.

Military operation Zarb-i-Azb was launched by the Pakistan Army on June15 following a brazen militant attack on Karachi's international airport and failure of peace talks between the government and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan negotiators.

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paggri sanbhaal

Oct 21, 2014 06:21pm

Great job.

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Shan

Oct 21, 2014 06:26pm

Good Keep up the good work.Pakistan army Zindabad.

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Babay

Oct 21, 2014 06:54pm

Keep it Bravo the nation is with you.

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S.H.Moulana

Oct 21, 2014 07:10pm

Finish them as soon as possible to have peace and harmony in the country. Invest on education. The literacy rate in that part is disgraceful compared to other countries.

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Oct 21, 2014 07:25pm

Excellent Pakistan armed forces. Keep hitting them hard.

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karim

Oct 21, 2014 08:12pm

Good job

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Tanveer

Oct 21, 2014 09:31pm

Thank you Pakistani armed forces!

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Shawn

Oct 21, 2014 09:52pm

I have been asking for years. Show me one dead body to believe. Just numbers and always numbers.

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Abbas khan

Oct 21, 2014 11:56pm

Please educate them instead of using them as strategic asset again. We as a nation need nothing but education, education and more education.

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Pak47

Oct 22, 2014 02:32am

@Shawn Pakistani Cities are free of terrorism and suicide bombings. This means terrorists are being killed and the operation by in large is coming out to be successful.

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aceleaf

Oct 22, 2014 03:44am

Improve your tech. Had you been using drones instead of this WII technology the results would have been different. Anyway a good riddance.

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rehan

Oct 22, 2014 07:34am

Great job. Keep hitting them where it hurts most? PAF pilots are the best!

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Qamar

Oct 22, 2014 11:25am

@Shawn, USA also did not show the body of Al-Quaida leader Osama but nearly whole world accepted the fact. If you don't want to trust the army, don't trust. Who cares.

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