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PESHAWAR: Pakistani airstrikes have killed at least 30 militants including "important commanders" of a local warlord in the country's restive northwest where the military launched a major offensive this year, officials and militant sources said Monday.

PESHAWAR: Director General Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Wednesday that operation Zarb-e-Azb against militants in North Waziristan is progressing well and around 11,00 militants have been killed in the military offensive, ARY News reported.

BANNU: The operation Zarb-e-Azb against militants in North Waziristan and adjoining areas is yielding good results, said Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa.

MIRANSHAH: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday arrived in North Waziristan Agency to meet the army leadership and soldiers, ARY News reported.

BAGHDAD: Ten people were killed, including a mother and three children, in a government air strike on a militant-controlled town north of Baghdad on Monday, hospital sources and witnesses said.

ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador Richard G. Olson assured on Wednesday that his country will extend all-out help for internally displaced persons (IDPs) of North Waziristan, ARY News reported.