PESHAWAR: The Pakistani fighter jets pounded the militant hideouts in the Koshali Torikhel and Zakar Khel villages of the Mir Tehsil in North Waziristan tribal region on Saturday morning, killing at least eight militants.
Meanwhile, the Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said the tribal notables have declared their support to Pakistan army in the ongoing military operation ‘Zarb-e-Azb’ in North Waziristan.
In his Twitter message on Saturday, he said that the support has been extended by the tribal elders of Miranshah, Mirali and Datta Khel.
#Zarb-e-Azb:Many tribal elders from around Miranshah, MirAli,DattaKhel assure support to Army op.Will never allow terrorists to return
— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) June 21, 2014
The Director General ISPR said that the tribes have assured that the militants will not be allowed to return back to their areas.