PESHAWAR: At least 48 suspected terrorists were killed in an air strike in Tirah valley of Khyber tribal region on Friday.

According to ISPR, the military’s public relations wing, the casualties took place during an early morning precise strike.

However, the claim could not be verified from independent sources.

Published in Dawn March 14th , 2015

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