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| | GEO Pakistan | | Buner operation continues successfully: Athar Abbas | Updated at: 1805 PST, Thursday, April 30, 2009
 ISLAMABAD: Director-General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Athar Abbas has said that a new operation against militants has been lauched in Buner.
Addressing a press briefing here on Thursday, Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said the army has taken control of Malandari pass from militants and Buner operation continues successfully. He said a security checkpost was ambushed triggering a crossfire in which four militants were killed while one security force official was hurt.
Athar said that Swat peace agreement still remains intact but militants are violating the agreement. The ISPR chief said that the security forces destroyed four vehicles of militants in Qamber bazaar, Lal Qila and Lower Dir.
He said that security forces were facing stiff resistance in Ambella; a stronghold of militants and a police station was also torched by Taliban militants in Pir Baba last night. To a question, Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said the FC headquarters has been established in Daggar adding that the military operation could reach a logical conclusion in next seven days. |  |
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