50 insurgents killed after Peshawar school massacre

PESHAWAR: Pakistani security forces killed more than 50 suspected militants on Friday as operations against insurgents intensify in the wake of a Taleban school massacre that killed 149 people. The bloody rampage in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Tuesday brought international condemnation and promises of swift, decisive action against militants from Pakistan’s political and military leaders. The government and military have reaffirmed their determination to defeat the Taleban following the school massacre in the northwestern city of Peshawar. The first hangings of militant prisoners on death row are expected in the coming days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lifted a moratorium on executions in terror cases. An ambush by security forces in the northwest on Friday left at least 32 militants dead, to add to 27 killed in air strikes and ground operations on Thursday. AGENCIES