Updated : Wednesday May 13 , 2009 6:33:41 PM
RAWALPINDI: At least 11 militants, including a key rebel commander Naseeb Khan, have been killed during last 24 hours of the ongoing military offensive in Swat and adjacent districts, ARY OneWorld reports.
In a statement issued here Wednesday, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that four security personnel were also martyred and 12 others wounded in the battles with the militants in different areas of Malakand division.
"The troops have taken over Peochar area," the statement claimed, adding that fierce fighting between troops and the militants was still underway at Banai, Pir Baba and Bariyan Bridge areas of Swat.
ISPR said that the area from Khwaza Khela to Bariyan Bridge have been cleared from militants.
Meanwhile, five corpses were recovered from various areas of Mingora.
On the other hand, calm has returned to Buner, where local shopkeepers and farmers have started business activities, the channel says.
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