BANNU, Pakistan: Pakistani jets and artillery bombarded militant hideouts in the country's restive northwest on Saturday as part of a massive ongoing offensive against the Taliban, killing 18 insurgents, the military said.
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) planes pounded the outskirts of Mirali town late Friday while tanks targeted militant sanctuaries outside Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan where almost half a million civilians have fled.
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