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LANDI KOTAL: Seven suspected militants were killed and 15 others injured in air strikes by Pakistan Air Force planes in Tirah valley in Khyber tribal region on Thursday.
Official sources said that PAF planes targeted militant hideouts in Dwa Thoe, Sarrai, Sheikh Kot, Tor Darra, Nangrosa and Speen Drand localities early in the morning.
They said that at least seven militants were killed and 15 injured in the air sorties which destroyed seven hideouts, officials said.
Also read: 12 die in air strikes
On Monday, 12 suspected militants were killed and 15 others injured in similar attacks in the same localities.
The official claim about casualties could not be independently verified.
The banned Lashkar-i-Islam group’s spokesman, Salamuddin Ayubi, told Dawn by phone that military planes had targeted civilian houses and that none of their men had been killed.
He warned of carrying out attacks in unidentified cities in Punjab if military operation against the outfit was not stopped forthwith.
Published in Dawn February 13th , 2015
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Feb 13, 2015 06:51am
great work!
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Feb 13, 2015 06:52am
How come only militants are killed and not innocent women and children.The jet fighter strikes cause immense damage as opposed to precision strike by US drones.There is no mention of any collateral damage.This is a one-sided news.
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Feb 13, 2015 07:09am
Bombing on civilian houses and nobody cares. What if these people were forced to stay by militants.
I hate Lal masjid maulana but his points deserve some consideration that you are killing kids and families of your own people.
Contrary to popular belief, drones are better than carpet bombing. But that require ground intelligence and patience. Guess you are taking revenge and not solving the issue.
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Feb 13, 2015 08:23am
Now I know many will comment how come only militants were killed. First thing months before the operation people were asked to move out of the areas. Secondly these airstrikes are not carried out blindly these are backed by intilligence reports. If you are still not satisfied be rest assured there are ground forces and at times they cannot capture a certain terrorist post so they have to call in an airstrikes. But at the end the mil is doing all it can for the protection of Pakistan. And there will always people who would only point fingers at the military.
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Feb 13, 2015 08:36am
@Clement probably you are not from pak so you are not aware of the ground reality. These places were evacuated long before the military operation started if you know anything about the IDPs. Secondly drones has caused much collateral damage because those strikes were carried out without warning to the local people ,again on reports from satellite imagery and not so reliable tracking of phone records. As for the Pakistan military airstrikes there are ground forced ad well and the strikes are carried out on there intelligence reports
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Feb 13, 2015 08:38am
now they are feeling the heat. good job Pak army!!
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Feb 13, 2015 08:40am
"....if military operation against the outfit was not stopped.." what a joke.
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Feb 13, 2015 09:39am
Pakistan Army and Air Force are doing a great job. Indian Army and Air Force should learn from their neighbor. They should treat Anti India elements in the same fashion.
- I am just pointing out what it would be if the shoe is on other foot. Please do not take me seriously.
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Feb 13, 2015 10:52am
Strategic Asset air force is vital to the defence of any country. We have not seen in any part of the world use this asset against the non favourable elements of that country. It is to be used against the external enemy.
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Feb 13, 2015 11:37am
@Ash the Air Force does not bomb civilian populated areas. These are hideouts and arms storage dumps, in mountain caves. But when foreign funded terrorists get caught, they have to try and gain sympathy by misinformation of bringing women and children etc etc.
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Feb 13, 2015 11:40am
@Ajaya K Dutt India can surely treat anti India elements same way Pak army is treating the anti Pakistan terrorists. In kashmir, the indian army is the terrorist and anti kashmir, hence kashmiri freedom fighters should treat anti kashmiri terrorist the same way. So all three are on same page. Good.
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Feb 13, 2015 12:22pm
@Clement
for decades people listened and stopped other countrymen to act against TTP and its allies. if you let them loose this time they will bring Daesh horror to Pakistani society,
there should not be any collateral damage. every one's life is as important as mine.
but these cowards use civilians especially women and children as cover. TTP cowards can only attack from behind not from front.
Pakistan Armed forces has to take action based on intelligence. so far they have hit there mark. why i can say that. because terror level has dropped. Friday sermons are preaching values, integrity. i can plan my weekly/monthly schedule knowing the situation is far much good than before.
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Feb 13, 2015 12:26pm
@DBC
No part of world contains such People who kill thousands of country men, destroys countries assets and get away with it.
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Feb 13, 2015 05:53pm
@abuzar That's exactly the point these militants always operate embedded with civilians just like Hamas and Hizbollah.Now you can understand Israeli position when they complain about militants causing intentional civilian casualties.
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Feb 14, 2015 12:38am
"Seven suspected militants were killed"
Kill seventeen hundred of them
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