PESHAWAR: Pakistani jet fighters on Thursday pounded suspected hideouts in a Taliban-infested tribal district, killing at least 18 militants, administration and military officials said.
The air strikes targeted fighters in the Baizai area of Mohmand on the Afghan border, local official Maqsood Amin told AFP.
"Jets and helicopters pounded Soran Darra town on Thursday and destroyed two hideouts," Amin said. At least 18 militants were killed and 25 wounded in the raids, he said.
A senior military officer in Peshawar confirmed that military planes participated in the attack.
Speaking on condition of anonymity he said the aircraft carried out several sorties and destroyed militant hideouts. "We have reports that 15-20 militants died in these attacks," he said.
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