GHALANAI, Feb 28: At least eight militants were killed and 12 suffered injuries as jet fighters pounded militant hideouts in Mamozai tehsil of Orakzai tribal region on Thursday.
Sources said jets targeted militant positions in Jendri and Shah Wali villages of Mamozai tehsil at 4:50pm.
The bombing destroyed three militant hideouts, they said, adding eight militants were and 12 others were injured.
Eyewitnesses said dead bodies were retrieved from the rubble of destroyed houses and the injured were taken to a local hospital.
