With the exception of scattered firing, and some civilian casualties, Darra Adam Khel remained calm on Monday, as militants retreated from key positions around the Kohat Tunnel.ISPR Director General Major General Athar Abbas said the army was in control of the area, adding that the tunnel would be opened to traffic in the next two to three days. Abbas said the ammunition trucks seized by the militants on Thursday had not been recovered yet. He said security personnel had been instructed to avoid targeting suspected Taliban positions located close to civilian populations.
| Almost all hardcore militants were now leaving Darra Adam Khel, Swat and Waziristan for Bajaur. |
Journalists attacked: Three Peshawar-based journalists narrowly escaped a volley of bullets fired by Taliban militants and security personnel in Darra Adam Khel, as they tried to enter the Kohat Tunnel. The Khyber Union of Journalists condemned the incident.