Eight militants killed in South Waziristan

Eight militants were killed as Pak jets pounded Talibans suspected hideouts in South Waziristan Agency, the stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud bordering Afghanistan. Reportedly, Pak jets and helicopter gunships targeted the hideouts of Taliban militants in Sirokai area killing eight in the attack. Earlier, five foreign miscreants were killed in security forces firing over a suspected vehicle in tehsil Maidan of Lower Dir, while 11 militants in Khyber tribal region including five foreign nationals were arrested. Artillery pounded two Taliban hideouts in Lower Dir districts Kashmor village killing five rebels and injuring five others, district coordination officer Ghulam Mohammad told French news agency. The two hideouts were targeted and destroyed after prior intelligence information, the official said. The Khyber tribal district lies between Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province, and landlocked Afghanistan and is a key strategic route for vital civil and military supplies to the war-torn country. The Pak Army have launched a massive offensive in late April in the three northwestern districts of Buner, Lower Dir and Swat to flush out Taliban militants.