This picture shows Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif being shown different weapons and equipment recovered from terrorists in Miramshah. — Photo: ISPR
Pakistani Army: 1,200 Militants Killed During Five-Month Offensive -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The Pakistani army has killed 1,200 suspected militants in an anti-Taliban offensive during the past five months, seriously reducing the group's ability to carry out attacks, senior officers said on Sunday during a rare trip to the conflict zone.
The ongoing operation has targeted the militant stronghold in North Waziristan, a mountainous region that borders Afghanistan and has acted as a staging post for deadly attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. The offensive was launched as Western forces began withdrawing from Afghanistan.
In the center of Mir Ali, the second largest town in the region, there was hardly a building untouched by the fighting.
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