2 Pakistani Policemen, 9 Taliban Fighters Killed in Attacks, December 12, 2010

2 Pakistani Policemen, 9 Taliban Fighters Killed in Attacks

December 12, 2010

The Daily Times, Pakistan, Sunday, December 12, 2010

Troops kill 9 Taliban Fighters in Swat, Mohmand

PESHAWAR:

Security forces killed nine Taliban fighters in separate incidents, a security official said on Saturday. According to details, security forces killed five Taliban fighters after they opened fire at a foot patrol in the Swat district. The security officials said that some Taliban fighters were caught and taken to indicate the location of a Taliban fighter. Shah Faisal, in Swat. Taliban fighters opened fire at the security forces when they reached the place.

The forces retaliated, as a result of which five Taliban fighters were killed. Separately, security forces killed four Taliban fighters in the Mohmand Agency. Security forces killed the Taliban fighters as they repelled an attack on a checkpost in the Saagi area of the Saafi tehsil. Official sources confirmed that Taliban fighters had attacked the Saagi checkpost with rocket launchers and automatic weapons, but security forces repelled the attack. app

2 policemen killed in Peshawar

PESHAWAR:

Two police constables were killed in a gunmen's attack on a police squad in the city on Saturday, police said. A Hayatabad Police Station official, Qaisar Khan, told Daily Times that unidentified gunmen opened fire at a police squad at Shakas Square, situated in the Hayatabad police precincts, which resulted in the death of two police constables – Pir Ghulam and Tayyeb. He said that the squad was on routine patrolling of the area. staff report

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