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PESHAWAR:Ten terrorists have been killed in air strike launched by Pakistani fighter jets on their hideouts in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on Friday morning.
\nFour hideouts of the terrorists were also destroyed.INP reported.
\nMilitary officials said two hideouts were also destroyed in the airstrikes.
\nPakistan Air Force jets precisely targeted militant hideouts in Kukikhel area of Tirah valley in which nine militants were killed and two hideouts were destroyed, said security officials.
\nKhyber Agency and North Waziristan are among Pakistan\u2019s seven semi-autonomous tribal districts near the Afghan border, rife with homegrown insurgents and foreign militants.
\nThese areas have also been considered home to religious extremist organisations including Al Qaeda and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
\nMilitary operation Zarb-i-Azb and the National Action Plan were launched against insurgents following attacks on Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport and Peshawar’s Army Public School in 2014.
\nOfficials say nearly 3,000 militants have been killed since the launch of the latest offensive.
\nAccording to details, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighters bombed terrorists\u2019 hideouts in Khyber Agency\u2019s Tirah Valley, wherein 10 terrorists were killed.
\nSources said that PAF\u2019s fighter jets pounded the hideouts of terrorists in the Valley. In the action, four hideouts of terrorists were also destroyed.
\nKhyber Agency\u2019s Tirah valley had been strong hold of terrorists before launching of operation to eliminate the anti state elements. As the area is close to the Afghan border, terrorists sneak in from across the border to carry out their activities.
\nSources said Pakistani security forces are on the alert to thwart the entry of terrorists in Pakistan and whenever some of them sneak in, immediate action is taken against them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lead Report PESHAWAR:Ten terrorists have been killed in air strike launched by Pakistani fighter jets on their hideouts in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on Friday morning. Four hideouts of the terrorists were also destroyed.INP reported. Military officials said two hideouts were also destroyed in the airstrikes. Pakistan Air Force jets precisely targeted militant hideouts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n