Karachi : At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed as the Pakistan Air Force reportedly dropped eight bombs on a village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday. The LS-6 bombs were dropped from JF-17 fighter jets on the Pashtun-majority Matre Dara village around 2 am.
Reports have also said that several people were also injured. A confirmation on this was, however, awaited. Local media said the air force were targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts in the area. All the victims were civilians. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has witnessed several military actions against terrorists hiding in the mountainous province bordering Afghanistan.
On Sunday, the army announced that seven TTP terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan district. Three were Afghan nationals and two suicide bombers, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the army, said in a statement.
On September 13-14, at least 31 TTP terrorists were killed in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan has witnessed a rise in terrorist activities, mainly in provinces bordering Afghanistan.
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