6 suspected militants were killed and 3 injured during a clash with security forces in the Spunum area of North Waziristan near the Pak-Afghan border.
Sources have said that around 25 militants tried to infiltrate into Spanoom area of Tehsil Mir Ali on Friday night.
The security forces tried to stop them seeing their movements, during which there was a heavy exchange of fire from both sides, as a result of which 6 militants were killed and three were injured while the rest of the militants went back to Afghanistan.
Sources said that the security forces also used a quadcopter during the operation, but no official statement was issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of the Pakistan Army till Saturday night.
However, on November 4, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of the Pakistan Army issued a statement saying that the security forces had infiltrated the Khamrang area on the Pak-Afghan border in South Waziristan on the intervening night of November 3 and 4. Some terrorists trying to
The security forces foiled the infiltration attempt of the terrorists and killed 5 during the exchange of fire, the statement said.
The statement further said that Pakistan has been continuously asking the Interim Afghan Government to make effective border arrangements on its behalf, the Interim Afghan Government is expected to fulfill its responsibilities and Pakistan on behalf of terrorists. will not allow the use of Afghan territory for terrorist acts against
Meanwhile, the district administration of Upper South Waziristan held successful talks with the families of the children who were allegedly killed in mortar shelling in Sharkai area of Shaktoi Tehsil on Saturday.
After the incident, the family members and local Mehsud tribesmen staged a dharna after which Deputy Commissioner of South Waziristan Saleem Jan negotiated with the protestors and they ended the dharna.
Provincial Assembly Member Asif Khan Mehsud condemned the incident and alleged that the security forces opened fire on the local population.
