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Waziristan myth busted, says ISPR

* Sararogha completely cleared and fully under control of security forces

SARAROGHA: The army has captured most of the population centres and disrupted the terrorists’ food supply line in South Waziristan, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said on Tuesday.

“The myth has been broken that this was a graveyard for empires and it would be a graveyard for the army,” Abbas told reporters.

“Major town and population centres have been secured,” he added.

An ISPR statement said the security forces had completely cleared Sararogha. “Sararogha has been completely cleared and fully under control of security forces,” it said.

They secured important feature point 1665, south of Janata, and conducted sanitisation of Khazhikai, Shuza Sar and defused six IEDs.

The security forces also consolidated positions at Ghundai Gur, Tikrai Sar, Sultano, Pungai, Ladha Fort and Bangel Khel, and carried out search operations at Gani Khel, Khaikaeh Narai. They recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition.

The ISPR statement said the forces were strengthening their positions on the Razmak-Makeen axis. They also cleared Blanki Sar and destroyed six Taliban bunkers.

In Swat, the forces discovered a tunnel complex (3 tunnels, 50-feet each) at Bar Sardan. One suspect voluntarily surrendered to security forces at Tiligram and forces apprehended two more terrorists at Charbagh and Nawan Killi. staff report/afp

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