PAF jets pound Tirah valley; kill seven terrorists, injure 11

TIRAH VALLEY – As many as seven terrorists belonging to the banned Teheek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Islam were killed and 11 others injured when Pakistan Air Force jets pounded militant hideouts in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency early on Saturday morning, ISPR said in a press release. The attacks that targeted hideouts near the Afghan border were based on intelligence reports, the release said. The security forces have been carrying out ground and aerial offensive against the terrorists in the FATA regions, especially North Waziristan and Khyber Agency which were said to be strongholds of the banned Teheek-e-Taliban Pakisatan (TTP). Meanwhile, two personnel were martyred in a blast near the check-post of security forces in South Waziristan.