<p>The Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps and the Pakistan Air Force launched a joint operation yesterday to evict terrorists from their stronghold of Walidad in Mohmand Agency, the military said.<br /><br />After intense fighting, the troops secured Walidad Top, a strategic mountain, and surrounding areas after killing 25 terrorists.<br /><br />Four soldiers were killed and eight more injured in the clashes, the military said.<br />The remaining militants in the area "fled across the border", the military said.<br />The ground operation was preceded by air strikes on militant bunkers and positions on Walidad mountain.<br /><br />Media reports said the militants attacked a check post in Baizai area of Mohmand Agency with rockets. The troops retaliated by firing artillery shells at militant hideouts.<br /><br />The military said troops were consolidating their positions near Walidad Top and conducting search operations to trace the militants who escaped from the area.<br /><br />The operation has the "full support of the people of Mohmand Agency", the military said in a statement.<br /><br />The clashes occurred in a region near the Afghan border, where militants frequently launch attacks on security forces.<br /><br />Security sources said militants had established bases in remote mountainous areas and crossed into Afghanistan in the wake of operations by troops.</p>
<p>The Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps and the Pakistan Air Force launched a joint operation yesterday to evict terrorists from their stronghold of Walidad in Mohmand Agency, the military said.<br /><br />After intense fighting, the troops secured Walidad Top, a strategic mountain, and surrounding areas after killing 25 terrorists.<br /><br />Four soldiers were killed and eight more injured in the clashes, the military said.<br />The remaining militants in the area "fled across the border", the military said.<br />The ground operation was preceded by air strikes on militant bunkers and positions on Walidad mountain.<br /><br />Media reports said the militants attacked a check post in Baizai area of Mohmand Agency with rockets. The troops retaliated by firing artillery shells at militant hideouts.<br /><br />The military said troops were consolidating their positions near Walidad Top and conducting search operations to trace the militants who escaped from the area.<br /><br />The operation has the "full support of the people of Mohmand Agency", the military said in a statement.<br /><br />The clashes occurred in a region near the Afghan border, where militants frequently launch attacks on security forces.<br /><br />Security sources said militants had established bases in remote mountainous areas and crossed into Afghanistan in the wake of operations by troops.</p>