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PESHAWAR (updated on: March 26, 2010, 20:11 PST): Inspector General Frontier Corps (IGFC) Major General Tariq Khan Friday said that security forces have achieved major gains in the restive Orakzai Agency and have made successful advancement to Kalaya, headquarters of Orakzai Agency.
Talking to reporters after attending the funeral prayer of Lt Col Anwar Abbas Shaheed here at Corps Headquarters, he said security forces have made advancement up to Sultanzai, Anjani, Chitri Ferozkhel and Kalaya and achieved significant triumph.
The Army and paramilitary Frontier Corps and Frontier Constabulary are participating in the operation that started three days ago in Orakzai Agency. He said that it was multi-directional operation as tendency of surrenders is comparatively less than other tribal agencies at the moment and militants are highly demoralized.
During last night operation, he said 32 terrorists were killed while another 60 were eliminated in air strikes. Most of the terrorists killed are Uzbeks and Arabs, he maintained.
"We have inflicted heavy losses on militants during last days," he added. Gen Tariq said bodies of 32 terrorists are in the custody of security forces.
To a question, he said that law and order situation in tribal areas had significantly improved as compared to last year due to successful military operations. Two years ago, he said Indus Highway had been closed for traffic, Peshawar-Khyber Agency border was insecure. Mohmand Agency was made 'no go' area while tribesmen of Bajaur Agency were made hostage However, Gen Tariq said this situation has altogether changed now and these restive areas have been cleared from terrorists and the government writ has been established.
These major successes, he said, does not mean that military operation is over in these areas, adding police and other law enforcement agencies are being strengthened to sustain the gains achieved by our brave security forces.
Earlier, the funeral prayer of Lt Col Anwar Abbas Shaheed was offered and was attended by Corps Commander Peshawar Lt Gen Muhammad Masood Aslam, IGFC Maj Gen Tariq Khan, Commandant Frontier Constabulary Sifwat Ghayoor and other senior military and civil officers.
Talking to reporters after attending the funeral prayer of Lt Col Anwar Abbas Shaheed here at Corps Headquarters, he said security forces have made advancement up to Sultanzai, Anjani, Chitri Ferozkhel and Kalaya and achieved significant triumph.
The Army and paramilitary Frontier Corps and Frontier Constabulary are participating in the operation that started three days ago in Orakzai Agency. He said that it was multi-directional operation as tendency of surrenders is comparatively less than other tribal agencies at the moment and militants are highly demoralized.
During last night operation, he said 32 terrorists were killed while another 60 were eliminated in air strikes. Most of the terrorists killed are Uzbeks and Arabs, he maintained.
"We have inflicted heavy losses on militants during last days," he added. Gen Tariq said bodies of 32 terrorists are in the custody of security forces.
To a question, he said that law and order situation in tribal areas had significantly improved as compared to last year due to successful military operations. Two years ago, he said Indus Highway had been closed for traffic, Peshawar-Khyber Agency border was insecure. Mohmand Agency was made 'no go' area while tribesmen of Bajaur Agency were made hostage However, Gen Tariq said this situation has altogether changed now and these restive areas have been cleared from terrorists and the government writ has been established.
These major successes, he said, does not mean that military operation is over in these areas, adding police and other law enforcement agencies are being strengthened to sustain the gains achieved by our brave security forces.
Earlier, the funeral prayer of Lt Col Anwar Abbas Shaheed was offered and was attended by Corps Commander Peshawar Lt Gen Muhammad Masood Aslam, IGFC Maj Gen Tariq Khan, Commandant Frontier Constabulary Sifwat Ghayoor and other senior military and civil officers.
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