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| 20 houses of militants dynamited in Swat |
| 2009-08-23 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] Security forces on Friday blew up 20 houses of the militants and arrested a mastermind behind kidnapping of girls in Swat. Security forces during their ongoing operation in upper parts of Manglawar area arrested two militants and set up two new checkpoints in the area. Search and clearance operation also continued in Kabal Tehsil and the forces dynamited 11 houses of suspected militants in Tall Dardyal and six in Koza Bandai area. Two houses of militants were also demolished in other areas. Military sources told The News the forces also rounded up a militant commander Haider said to be a mastermind of various cases of kidnapping of girls and throat-slitting in the valley. Security forces entered Bishamber, Sirtiligram and Panjot areas in Manglawar and took control of these localities. During the ensuing search operation, the personnel of security forces also found two bodies believed to be of the militants on Manglawar-Kas road. The militants, hailing from Mingora, had been shot dead. Forces also arrested two suspected militants during the routine checking at a check-post on Fatehpur road. The two were shifted to an unknown place for questioning. The military-run Swat Media Centre (SMC), meanwhile, announced that curfew will remain relaxed from 6am to 7pm in Swat. The residents of the remote villages are facing numerous problems as the roads leading to these areas are still closed.Security forces set up checkpoints on Kokarai-Haji Baba road and imposed curfew in surrounding areas due to which the residents are facing hardships in fetching daily-use items from Mingora and other areas. Forces also closed the Ayub bridge for repair work. The internally displaced persons (IDPs) moving to Kabal and Kanju are now using Shamozai bridge to reach their hometowns. |
| Posted by:Fred |