[Dawn] At least 34 suspected militants were killed in South Waziristan clashes, while the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claims to have killed 45 security personnel. Gunship helicopters pounded militant hideouts in South Waziristan, killing at least 26 suspected militants while injuring several others. According to official sources, security forces targeted hideouts in the Spina Tigha and Makeen areas of South Waziristan.
In North Waziristan, eight suspected militants were killed in clashes with security forces in the Razmak area. Sources say a security check post in Upper and Lower Kofar in North Waziristan came under attack by some 600 militants. In the ensuing clashes eight suspected militants were shot dead.
Meanwhile the Tehrik-i-Taliban spokesperson Azam Tariq said the Taliban killed at least 45 security personnel in the attack.