ISLAMABAD
At least 25 suspected militants have been killed and many injured in a fresh round of air strikes in northwest Pakistan, officials said Tuesday.
Army jets pounded hideouts of the Taliban-affiliated Lashkar-e-Islam group in the mountains of far-flung border town Tirah valley, Pakistan army mouthpiece Inter Services Public Relations said. It claimed militant hideouts had been destroyed in the operation.
This comes after Tirah valley was declared clear of militants after a military onslaught last year and the government had allowed displaced families to return. It is believed however the Lashkar-e-Islam militants still have hideouts in the sprawling region.
After the announcement that families could return, some told the Anadolu Agency that they were fearful that militants would return to their hometown.
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