ISLAMABAD:At least 13 suspected militant were killed on Wednesday during airstrikes conducted by military fighter jets in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Tribal Agency .
The statement added that five hideout of the militant were also destroyed in blitz.The Pakistan army included operation Zarb-i-Azb, a comprehensive operation in 2014 against foreign and local terrorist who were hiding in North Waziristan tribal region, a week after the brazen insurgent attack on the Airport in Karachi.
The tribal region which border with Afghanistan has been used as a based by militant over the years.According to ISPR troops have been deployed along its border with neighbouring agencies to block any movement of terrorist in and out of region.
North Waziristan is one of the seven region in Pakistan,s federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) governed by the tribal laws situated along the Pak Afghan border and is rife with Taliban militant activities.
The intensely of operation Zarb-i-Azb increase after Peshawar attack on Army public school on 16 Dec 2014. In Peshawar attack 140 innocent children were killed,a group of militiant enter in school from the back side of school first burn the van that is used by militant in Peshawar attack after this militant ennter in school and bullets fired on children,s in Peshawar attack all militant were killed by Pak army.
