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Security forces take control of Dagar |
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Updated at:
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PST, Wednesday, April 29, 2009 |
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BUNER: Security forces Wednesday took control of Dagar town, headquarters of Buner district.
Security forces sources told media that heliborne forces successfully landed at Dagar and surrounding areas and secured Dagar, headquarters of Buner district," the military added in a statement.
Troops launched an operation in Buner town near the Swat valley on Tuesday, in an intensified effort to flush out Taliban militants.
Earlier, security forces ended operation against militants in Lower Dir. Minister for Interior Rehman Malik Regarding the military action in Lower Dir, said it was against the miscreants who wanted to sabotage the peace process in the area. He said as many as 70 miscreants had so far been killed in the action, while there were reports of the presence of 450 more miscreants in the area.
Meanwhile, Dagar and Pir Baba areas remained under curfew as shelling by gunship helicopters continued in Dagar, Pir Baba, Babaji Kand and Karakar areas of Buner.
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ISSN 1563-9479 
