Pakistan air chief says fighter aircraft destroy militants' tunnel
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, May 22, IRNA -- Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter aircraft have destroyed militants' tunnel structures, ammo depot and training camps in Swat. area, the Air Chief said on Thursday.
Air Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman visited an operational base, from where Air Operations are being undertaken against the Militants in Swat Valley and adjoining areas, a PAF statement said.
“The targets engaged by PAF are ammunition dumps, militants training camps, militant commanders’ hideouts and tunnel structures. The militants have been flushed out from their hideouts,” he said.
He said the PAF undertook its obligations towards national security and is therefore supporting Pakistan Army in its ground operations to restore writ of the government in Swat and root out militancy from there.
He said PAF is striking targets which are located in isolated areas and it is making all possible efforts to avoid civilian casualties and collateral damage.
“For this, it is only using (PGMs) precision guided munitions,” the air chief.
He also said that intelligence and information about targets is being provided to PAF by the ground forces engaged with the militants.
Pak Army as well as the PAF is extremely careful about targets selection to avoid civilian casualties and collateral damage during the operation, Air Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman said.
On His arrival at the Operational Base, he was briefed by the Base Commander about the significant aspects of Air Operations, the statement said.
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