ISLAMABAD, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- There is "no more a single hideout of the terrorist" on the Pakistani soil under the military's major offensive operation targeting terrorist and armed groups, a Pakistani army spokesperson said here on Thursday.
Lt Gen. Asim Bajwa, spokesman for the Pakistan army, told Xinhua in an exclusive interview that "we have now cleared all areas in North Waziristan and Khyber tribal region. The security forces have killed nearly 3500 militants and 992 hideouts were destroyed."
While the Pakistan army lost a total of 546 security personnel, while 2285 have been injured during the operation, said the general.
The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and several other groups had been using North Waziristan as their major base for organizing attacks across the country and also on the Afghan side of the border.
"I can confirm that there is presently no physical hideout of the terrorists on the Pakistani soil," said Bajwa, who serves as the director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations, adding that areas in North Waziristan including the mountainous "Shawal Valley" near the Afghan border and Tirah Valley in Khyber agency have been cleared.
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