(APP): The ground and air strikes carried out by the security forces killed at least 35 extremists in parts of Bajaur agency on Thursday, Frontier Constabulary (FC) source told. The jet planes continued targeting hideouts of the militants at Loi Sam, Charmang and other areas of the volatile agency. According to official sources the dead also included some important extremist commanders. Ground forces also pounded militants' positions with cannon fire and mortar guns last night. Moreover, military planes also targeted a suspected hideout of local Taliban commander Maulvi Omer in Badan killing eight of his associates.
Meanwhile, curfew has been imposed in Sadiqabad, Sunday Morr and Nawakaly areas of agency headquarters Khar. The security forces took control of various areas of the agency and are constantly making advancements.
The house of Maulvi Omer has already been destroyed in the earlier operation in Bajaur agency.
The law enforcing agencies have strengthened their positions in strategically important Loisam in Tehsil Khar and established check-posts in its surrounding areas to counter the entry of unwanted elements and check the movement of militants.
The house of Taliban commander, Qari Gul Raz is among the houses put on fire by the tribal laskhar. The laskhar also torched the house of another militant commander at Sor Dag area.
The Salarzai tribal Jirga has imposed ban on the entry of relatives of militants and warned that strict action would be taken against those tribesmen, who provided shelters to heirs or family members of Taliban besides imposing a heavy fine of Rs.2million.
Political Agent Shafeerullah Khan lauding the action taken by tribesmen against hardened militants and Talibans in Bajaur Agency vowed that Bajaur Agency would be again converted into cradle of peace.