KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — An official says Pakistan army helicopter gunships and artillery have killed 40 more Islamist militants in the second day of large-scale fighting near the border with Afghanistan.
Top government official in Mohmand tribal region, Amjad Ali Khan, says the gunships backed by artillery pounded militants’ hideouts on Saturday, killing 40 of them.
The fighting started Friday, when some 150 militants attacked five security posts in Mohmand in an unusually large and coordinated assault, sparking an hours-long battle that killed 24 insurgents and 11 soldiers.
