PESHAWAR: Three Taliban militants were killed on Wednesday when a roadside bomb they were planting exploded in a restive valley in northwestern Pakistan, police said.
The Swat valley, which was previously known as the "Switzerland" of Pakistan, has been rocked by a violent campaign to introduce Islamic law, an official said.
"An improvised explosive device went off as three Taliban militants tried to plant it alongside a road in Chamkanai area. The three militants were killed on the spot," local police official Jan Bahadur said.
The mountainous valley was until last year a popular tourist destination where many Pakistani city dwellers went for their annual holidays and it featured Pakistan's only ski resort.
But the region has been turned into a battleground since Maulana Fazlullah, who has links to Pakistan's Taliban movement, launched a violent campaign for Islamic Sharia law.
The Swat valley, which was previously known as the "Switzerland" of Pakistan, has been rocked by a violent campaign to introduce Islamic law, an official said.
"An improvised explosive device went off as three Taliban militants tried to plant it alongside a road in Chamkanai area. The three militants were killed on the spot," local police official Jan Bahadur said.
The mountainous valley was until last year a popular tourist destination where many Pakistani city dwellers went for their annual holidays and it featured Pakistan's only ski resort.
But the region has been turned into a battleground since Maulana Fazlullah, who has links to Pakistan's Taliban movement, launched a violent campaign for Islamic Sharia law.
Source: The Times of India
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