PESHAWAR: At least 30 militants were killed when the army launched air strikes targeting militant hideouts mainly in the Shawal valley and Dattakhel areas of North Waziristan tribal region on Tuesday, military officials said.
An unnamed military official said that the militants had captured a stretch between South Waziristan and North Waziristan and had established training centres where they were also preparing suicide bombers.
The official said that 15 were killed in the South Waziristan side of the border, while 15 were killed in North Waziristan.
