MINGORA: The army destroyed a petrol and ammunitions depot used by militants in Swat with heavy artillery fire from helicopter gunships, an army spokesman told reporters on Monday. Fuel supply to militants has been suspended after the destruction of a key petrol station in the Kooz Shor area of Matta tehsil, said Amjad Iqbal, the head of the Swat Media Centre.Army control: Security forces seized sophisticated weapons and explosives from a house in the Nangolai area of Kabal tehsil, said Iqbal. Troops have taken control of the area between Kanjoo and Baryam Chowk of Swat, he added. He said troops had set up check posts at Pir Kalay and Barymam Chowk — areas previously controlled by militants.
Meanwhile, as residents continued to return to their homes in Kabal tehsil, hundreds abandoned their houses in Shor, Sambat Kharerai and other areas of Matta after heavy artillery fire on Taliban positions, residents said. The local administration has relaxed the curfew from 7 to 5pm in Mingora and from noon till 5pm in other troubled areas of the district.