10 militants killed in Lower Dir

Ten more militants were killed during ongoing operation in district Lower Dir.According to sources, ten militants were killed during overnight shelling at militants’ strongholds in tehsil Maidan of district Lower Dir. The death toll feared to be rise. Three underground bunkers and key hideouts of militants were also destroyed during seucirty forces operation.Meanwhile, clashes between security forces and militants underway in different areas of Swat as security forces jets pounding militants’ positions. Security forces took control of Landakas area of Mingora and started targeting militants’ hideouts in Peochar. No causality was reported immediately.Indefinite curfew imposed in district Swat, Lower Dir, Malakand Agency and Shangla created shortage of food in these areas. Thousands of people still trapped in troubled areas whereas several reaching relief camps after traveling through risky mountainous routes.Intense fighting has been continued between the security forces and militants in Peochar agrea of tehsil Matta.Three persons including a woman were killed in Kokari area in the vicinity of Mingora when a shell landed in a house.The forces have surrounded the Lunde Kass near Mingora.Meanwhile, intense fighting continued in Mian Hayat Sari in Lower Dir in which eight militants and two security men were reportedly killed.