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Army attacks militant hideouts near Afghan border

Published February 18, 2017 Updated February 18, 2017 12:00am

The Pakistan Army on Friday night reportedly attacked suspected militant hideouts close to the Pak-Afghan border, a private TV channel reported. The army attacked the alleged training camp of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar located near the Pak-Afghan border and reportedly destroyed the compound and four other hideouts of suspected terrorists. The military action was reportedly carried out near the Pak-Afghan border in areas adjacent to Mohmand and Khyber Agency.
The training camp of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar deputy commander Adil Bacha was reportedly destroyed in the attack and suspected militants were also killed, private TV reported quoting sources, however, these claims could not be independently verified."The border has been closed since last night due to security reasons. No cross-border or unauthorised entry will be allowed into Pakistan from Afghanistan," read the ISPR statement.