At least 48 suspected militants were killed, seven hideouts, nine vehicles and several motorcycles were destroyed in fresh air strikes carried out by fighter jets and Cobra gunship helicopters in the Khyber and North Waziristan Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 19, reports Dawn. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said that the airstrikes were carried out in the Kukikhel area of Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency in which 18 suspected militants and seven suspected hideouts were destroyed. Later, 30 more suspected militants were killed, nine vehicles and several motorcycles belonging to suspected militants were destroyed in fresh strikes carried out by Cobra gunship helicopters in NWA.
Separately, six persons were killed on August 19 when a remote-controlled explosive device went off in the Tangi area of Salarzai tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency, reports Dawn. The deceased include three female teachers, two children and a driver. The explosive material was planted along a roadside in the Tangi area which exploded when the school van was passing through it.