Militants on run, radio station captured
Bureau Report

PESHAWAR—The security forces in Swat are consolidating their gains and positions and are making steady progress as they reached the built up area located in the foothills of Najia Top.
The local population of the area has made contacts with the troops in their areas and has extended full support to them in order to root out these militants from their area. In Nigalai area and in the foothill of Usamnai Sar, security forces have established strong positions thus dominating Ningwali - Shakardara Road with full strength. During the day, militant’s locations around Manam Deri, Kuza Bandai, Bara Bandai, Saigram and Ningwalai areas were extensively engaged with artillery fire and gunship helicopters thus inflicting heavy casualties on them.
Continued successful operations of the security forces have destroyed militant’s strong locations and they are in the state of despair and are trying to flee form the area. Owning to genuine problems of the locals, civil administration has been instructed to issue permits to all the Presidents of trade unions for the supplies of commodities of daily use. Medical superintendent has been instructed to make available ambulances to all patients.
Security forces have also provided 6 additional ambulances to the hospital authorities for this purpose. Over 95% of the population is fed up with the militants and wants them to be expelled form their areas at all costs. All possible efforts are in hand, to avoid collateral damage to the lives and property of the innocent people. Brave and proud people of Swat have been asked to cooperate with the security forces on already established check posts in order to differentiate between innocent masses and the militants.
Masses are once again requested to remain calm and determined and join hands with security forces to flush out the militant from their areas.
Security forces have captured a strategic mountain from militants in the Swat valley and shut down the radio station of Maulana Fazlullah. A private television channel quoted the NWFP government on Tuesday as saying that the security forces had secured more towns and seized Najia top, the highest peak in a district that has been a stronghold of militant cleric Maulana Fazlullah. “The area between Kanju and Najia Top has been successfully secured,” the provincial government said in a statement.
Local residents and Pakistan Television said Fazlullah’s pirate radio station, from which he preaches holy war against the government, had also been shut down. Government forces have stepped up their offensive in the area during the past several days, using artillery and helicopter gunships to drive the insurgents out of their mountain strongholds.
The militants have abandoned bunkers established by them on four points near Saidu Sharif Airport and moved to unknown places. The security forces after that have taken the control of Najia Top while the ratio station of Maulana Fazlullah has also been shut down. According to the information, the religious leader Maulana Fazlullah had announced on FM Radio Station that his supporters are leaving the bunkers established in Imam Dheri, Koza Bandi and Bra Bandi. He said that the decision has been taken after a meeting of Shoora aiming to avoid loss of live of common people.
Meanwhile, the team of the journalists visiting Imam Dhari, Koza Bandi and Bara Bandi on Tuesday morning has confirmed that all the areas situated near Saidu Sharif have been evacuated. A Foreign News Agency while quoting the provincial Government has told that the security forces have taken the control of two more towns and seized Najia Top, the highest peak in a district that has been a stronghold of Maulana Fazlullah. According to the local people and the State Television, the radio station of Maulana Fazlullah has been shut down on which anti Government messages were being broadcasted.