PESHAWAR: Twenty suspected militants were killed in Datakhel area of North Waziristan Agency, the army claimed on Tuesday.

A statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that military planes hit militant hideouts in Datakhel near Afghan border.

It said that 20 terrorists were killed in the attack. The official claim could not be confirmed from independent sources.

Published in Dawn, November 26th, 2014