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85 terrorists killed in Bajaur offensive

* Jets and helicopters pound Taliban bunkers

KHAR: At least 85 ‘heavily armed’ terrorists were killed in an air and land offensive in Bajaur Agency on Friday, a Frontier Corps (FC) statement said.

In an encounter with terrorists at Inayat Qila, the troops backed by air, killed 60 terrorists and destroyed 16 vehicles, said the press statement issued by the Media Cell at the FC headquarters.

During a heavy exchange of fire with terrorists in the area around Loyesam, Combat Aviation killed another 25 and destroyed five vehicles, said the statement.

Helicopter gunships and jets pounded rebel bunkers in the Rashakai, Kerala and Taang Khata areas, 10 kilometres northwest of Khar.

According to Dawn News, terrorists were moving to Mohmand Agency and Lower Dir with some of them taking refuge in camps for the locals who had fled the area because of the military operation.

The government has deployed regular army to the stepped-up offensive following a failed attempt by the paramilitary forces to take control of Loyesam, a stronghold of the Taliban near the Afghan border.

“There is no let-up in the offensive. The terrorists are under attack from all sides and the sky,” said a Khar resident. staff report/agencies/daily times monitor

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