Sunday, 22 March 2015

Pakistan says 80 militants killed in heavy Khyber clashes

      At least 87 people have been killed and more a 100 wounded in ongoing clashes between the Pakistani military and Taliban allied fighters in the country's northwestern Khber tribal area, the military said. The fighting involving both ground troops and air bombardment. 80 terrorists have been reported killed so far, approximately 100 injured. General Asim Bajwa said on his Twtter account " operations will continue with full force till total terrorist elimination from these areas". The Pakistani Taliban are allied with the Afghanistan Taliban and share almost same ideology with goal of ousting Pakistani central government and imposed its own Islamic rules. The clashes comes days after Taliban claimed responsibility of deadly bombing in two christian churches  that killed many people in Lahore

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