SWAT: Pakistan army heliborne troops landed at a key Taliban stronghold in the northwest district of Swat on Tuesday, stepping up an offensive against militants, military officials said.
"Army heliborne troops have landed at Peochar," said a military official referring to a sparsely populated hilly area in northern Swat that had been under Taliban control.
He said it was the first time helicopter borne troops had landed in Peochar since the offensive began last week. The area is the abode of chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat Maulvi Fazlullah.
"The operation is right now in progress," added another military official in the northwest region.
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