Army kills seven militants in Pakistan
Nov 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: PakistanIslamabad, Nov 18 (Xinhua) Pakistan’s security forces killed seven militants Tuesday in an operation in the country’s northwest, media reported.
The security forces pounded militant hideouts in Swat valley in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and killed seven militants, Dawn TV news channel said.
In a separate search operation in the valley, a security official was killed when the militants ambushed a military convoy in Kabal area.
Pakistan’s security forces have intensified military operation in the Swat valley since late July.
The valley was once a tourist region dubbed the ‘Switzerland of Pakistan’ but for the past one and a half years it has become a stronghold of pro-Taliban militants.
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