MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: Pakistani jets bombed Taliban hideouts in a northwestern tribal district early Thursday, killing least 15 people a day after the insurgents offered a ceasefire if the army stopped targeting them, security officials said.
"There are confirmed reports of 15 militants including foreigners killed in these airstrikes," a senior security official told AFP, adding that the attacks focused on the town of Mir Ali and surrounding areas of North Waziristan.
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