ISLAMABAD, 1 April 2006 — Authorities clamped curfew in Mir Ali village in North Waziristan yesterday morning following overnight clashes between Frontier Corps and militants.
Officials told Arab News curfew was imposed after militants ambushed security forces injuring two paramilitary men and killing a woman in a rocket attack. A boy was also seriously injured in the attack. Troops retaliated forcing the militants to flee.
In another operation the army destroyed a radio station in Khyber Agency used by a local cleric to propagate against a rival religious group.
The station was used by the followers of Mufti Shakir of Lashkar-e-Islami.
The political agent of the Khyber Agency had asked the local people to vacate the area before the army launched the operation.
Twenty-five people were killed during clashes between the followers of Mufti Shakir and his rival Pir Saifur Rehman.
Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao told Arab News the government always ensures that innocent citizens are protected and any army operation targets only the miscreants.
Meanwhile, Miranshah remained a battlefield Thursday night after pro-Taleban militants attacked Frontier Corps men. The clash left two militants dead, army sources said yesterday.
Militants first attacked an FC patrol at a border checkpoint in Hormuz.
Frontier Corps personnel fought back killing two militants, they said. Two FC men were injured in the attack.
