Rezaul H Laskar.
Islamabad, Sep 19 At least 16 militants and five civilians were killed in violence in Pakistans
Swat valley and the volatile tribal areas while 51
Taliban fighters surrendered to the security forces today in the
Malakand division.The
Frontier Corps said 13 militants were killed in clashes yesterday with the security forces in the
Tirah valley of
Khyber tribal region, where troops are conducting operations against the banned
Lashkar-e-Islam group.At least three militants were killed in fresh fighting with security forces in the restive
Swat valley, TV news channels reported today.
Five civilians were killed near
Jerona village in
Malakand division when militants opened fire at the pick-up truck in which they were travelling, the military said in a statement.The security forces continued search and clearance operations in
Swat and other parts of
Malakand division.
Seven militants were apprehended during an operation near
Saidu Sharif town in Swat.
