Pakistani forces regain control of Upper Dir areas
June 5th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANSIslamabad, June 5 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have regained control of two Upper Dir areas after militants from Afghanistan stormed the security check posts and took over the border areas, Geo TV reported Sunday.
The two Upper Dir areas are Brawal and Nusrat Darra. This area is in one of the 24 districts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Last Wednesday, in a pre-dawn raid in the region, up to 400 militants crossed over from Afghanistan’s Kunar province which resulted in the killing of 75 militants, 28 security personnel and eight civilians.
In the pre-dawn raid last Wednesday in Dir region, up to 400 militants crossed over from Afghanistan’s Kunar province in which 75 militants, 27 security personnel and eight civilians were killed.
DIG Malakand Qazi Jameel-ur-Rehman told Geo News that 15 policemen and 12 levies died during the clashes.
A search operation was underway in the area and more check posts have been established.
The fighting was concentrated around the Shaltalu police checkpoint, surrounded by mountains and forests about six kilometres from the border with Afghanistan’s Kunar province.
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