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Pak Minister says terror command centre eliminated in N.Waziristan

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ANI Islamabad
Last Updated : Jul 19 2014 | 1:46 PM IST

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Saturday that the army has eliminated the terrorists' command and control centre in the North Waziristan.

The Dawn quoted Asif, as saying: "The state will go after the terrorists in all provinces."

Asif's statement came a little over a month after the launch of a full scale military operation in North Waziristan.

The Pakistan Army's Operation Zarb-i-Azb in the militancy-infested region was launched nearly a week after the attack on Karachi's Jinnah International Airport in order to wipe out longstanding bases of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant groups.

The semi-autonomous tribal area on the Afghan border has for years been a hideout for several militant groups including Al-Qaeda and the TTP as well as foreign fighters such as Uzbeks and Uighurs.

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First Published: Jul 19 2014 | 1:32 PM IST

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