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STAFF WRITER 19:35 HRS IST

Rezaul H Laskar

Islamabad, Oct 25 (PTI) Pakistani troops today captured a strategic mountain top and pushed deeper into Taliban-held territory after consolidating their hold on areas around the hometown of Hakimullah Mehsud in Waziristan, where 15 rebels and a soldier were killed in fresh fighting.

A day after taking control of Kotkai, the hometown of Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, troops secured the strategic mountain top of Tarkona Narai and other important features in Sherwangi area after "intense engagements" that lasted 16 hours, the military said.

Security forces had been facing stiff resistance from the Taliban in and around Sherwangi over the past few days.

Troops cleared several hideouts and bunkers to secure the mountain top at Tarkona Narai.

Four militants were killed on the mountain while eight more died when troops destroyed a vehicle that was fleeing the area, the military said.

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