589 militants killed in operation Rah e Nijat
December 9, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under Pakistan News
Islamabad, Pakistan News :- A total of 589 terrorists have been killed while 79 security forces personnel have been martyred in operation Rah-e-Nijaat so far. According to ISPR, a huge cache of arms and ammunition have been recovered from different hideouts of fleeing terrorists, since start of Operation Rah-e-Nijaat on October 16.
It included 49 anti aircraft machine guns of 12.7 mm caliber, 15 Machine guns of 14.5 mm caliber, 38 RPG 7, 16 heavy machine guns, 592 rifles all types, 45 small machine guns, three artillery guns of various types, one Russian made missile launcher, 32 Pistols, five recoils rifles along with these truck load of ammunition, 203886 bullets of 12.7 mm anti aircraft machine gun, 9000 rounds of 14.5 mm machine gun, 830 rockets of RPG 7, 11 Russian made missiles, 106 rockets of recoiles rifles and 140 Rockets of SPG 9.
Providing details of the last 24 hours of Operation Rah-e-Nijaat in South Waziristan, the ISPR said that a number of IEDs were recovered and destroyed during sanitization of Aka Khel Pungai near Ahmedwam and Abdullah Noor Kaskai near Kotkai at Jandola sector.
Meanwhile, at Shakai sector, the security forces apprehended 5 suspects at Miachan Baba and Shaka. Similarly, at Razmak Sector, the forces cleared 25 compounds at Tara Tiza Alghad and Mairobi Raghzai, where huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered. The terrorists fired 1 rocket at Razmak Camp which was effectively responded, however, no loss reported, informed the ISPR. Security forces have also cleared Ghujre, two kilometer north of Pash Ziarat, where tunnels and underground living bunkers were discovered and destroyed.
Meanwhile, during Operation Rah-e-Rast in Swat Malakand, two terrorists voluntarily surrendered themselves at Salhand and Chamtalai post. And security forces apprehended 10 suspects at Saidu Sharif, Fizaghat, Bishbanr, Mingora and Jijal Kandao near Fatehpur.
589 militants killed in operation Rah e Nijat was first posted on December 10, 2009 at 7:54 am.
