Operation In Swat Thirtythree Militant Captured

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 5:48 pm

ISLAMABAD: The security forces apprehended 33 militants in the continued search and clearance operations in Swat and Malakand districts during the last 24 hours, the army said Tuesday.

The army said in a daily update that the security forces conducted search operations in various areas in Swat and arrested 30 militants with another three surrendering themselves to the security forces.

Also in Swat, during the search operation at Rema the security forces recovered a huge cache of ammunition of different calibre, said the statement.

On relief activities, the army said, so far 292,568 cash cards have been distributed amongst the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Malakand.