Gunships pound militant hideouts

SWAT—The security forces have carried out intense shelling at Taliban hideouts during an operation underway in Swat whereas several people reportedly dead in Matta Tehsil.
According to sources, security forces fired mortar shells on Friday night at Taliban hideouts whereas four people were reportedly killed during shelling in Peochar area of Matta. Four were injured in Kabal, Sarsenai, Township and Bilogram areas and were shifted to Syedo Sharif hospital. Meanwhile, miscreants set on fire a girls school in Mangora, however, no loss life was reported in the incident.
Security forces arrested six people for violating curfew in Mangora bazaar. Frontier Constabulary has reopened the Mangora-Matta road for traffic. The road was closed by Taliban.
Taliban blew up a police check post with explosives in Kishora area of Malam Jabba. Fresh contingents of security forces have reached in Swat on the request of provincial government. Incharge of ISPR Swat Major Farooq said that the curfew would be relaxed from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in district Swat. Three persons were killed and four others in the operation underway in Swat. Curfew was imposed again in the valley after allowing 5 hour relaxation. The security forces carried out intense shelling at Taliban hideouts in Swat.
Security forces destroyed a number of hideouts of militants by launching mortar shells in Shaur, Banda, Payochar and Namal areas of Kanju FC camp, Kabal Frontier House and Matta. Two civilians were killed in Shaur and one in Wanai area as a result of fights that erupted between security forces and local Taliban. Unknown persons blew up using explosives a vacant police station in Kashora area.
Militants also used explosives to destroy two girls schools in Kashora and office of an NGO in Dargai. Three vehicles were damaged but casualties were reported. Meanwhile, FC has opened the road from Mengora to Matta for all types of vehicular traffic. One persons was killed in Kabal, another in Sarsanai and one in Town Ship. Two persons were injured in Balogram who were shifted to Saido Sharif Hospital. More contingents of security forces have reached Swat on the requisition of the provincial government. Incharge of ISPR Swat Major Farooq told Geo News that curfew would be relaxed from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in district Swat
The security forces have carried out intense shelling at Taliban hideouts during an operation underway in Swat whereas several people reportedly dead in tehsil Matta. According to sources, security forces fired mortar shells on Friday night at Taliban hideouts whereas four people were reportedly killed during shelling in Peochar area of tehsil Matta.
Four were injured in Kabal, Sarsenai, Township and Bilogram areas and were shifted to Syedo Sharif hospital. Meanwhile, miscreants set on fire a girls school in Mangora, however, no loss of life was reported in the incident. Security forces arrested six people for violating curfew in Mangora bazaar.

—Agencies