Pakistan Army soldiers on Monday morning fought militants in South Waziristan Agency's Karwan Manzai region. The clash — lasting for hours — reportedly left three soldiers injured, one of them critically, sources said. Unconfirmed  reports stated that one militant was killed and three were injured. However, a military source told Daily Times that no such clash took place and Monday was relatively quiet. "I have checked with all channels and there was no confirmation of the clash that your (Daily Times) sources said," he added.
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Meanwhile, Frontier Corps (FC) personnel continued searching houses in Mandana Kallay in the Spinkay Raghzai area on Monday, but failed to track down militant Abdullah Mehsud, wanted by the government for kidnapping two Chinese engineers earlier this month. Several tribal elders gave "written complaints" to senior political administration officials against "missing households items" during the search operation. They alleged that the FC personnel took away household items and money from their houses. However, there was no independent confirmation of the allegation. Meanwhile, Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Safdar Hussain will host an iftar for Mehsud tribal elders in Peshawar today (Tuesday) for their support of the commando operation to free the two Chinese hostages, a Mehsud elder told Daily Times. |