Security forces kill 31 militants in Orakzai, Kurram

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Security forces kill 31 militants in Orakzai, Kurram

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At least 31 militants were killed by the security forces in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies.

01 February,2012 11:36 am

According to the official sources, Pakistani fighter jets bombed militant positions in two different areas along the Afghan border, killing 31 suspected insurgents.Political administrators Wajid Khan and Ameer Gul say the strikes occurred Wednesday morning in the Orakzai and Kurram tribal areas.The strikes followed clashes between soldiers and militants over a strategic mountaintop in Kurram that killed over 60 people in the last week.The Pakistani military has launched a series of offensives against militants in the countrys semiautonomous tribal region in the past few years.