Pakistan army says 1,000 militants killed
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 17 (UPI) -- Pakistan's army has killed more 1,000 militants and nearly eliminated Taliban control of the North West Frontier Province, military officials said Sunday.
The Taliban remained in control of just 2 percent of the province after a two-week offensive, the officials told CNN.
The government did not say how many people were displaced or how many civilians were killed, CNN said.
The United Nations Saturday estimated more than a million people have been displaced by the military's operation to rout militants launching attacks from Pakistani tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan.
Pakistan's army launched the offensive after Taliban fighters took control of the Buner district just 60 miles from the capital city of Islamabad.
The Taliban remained in control of just 2 percent of the province after a two-week offensive, the officials told CNN.
The government did not say how many people were displaced or how many civilians were killed, CNN said.
The United Nations Saturday estimated more than a million people have been displaced by the military's operation to rout militants launching attacks from Pakistani tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan.
Pakistan's army launched the offensive after Taliban fighters took control of the Buner district just 60 miles from the capital city of Islamabad.
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