GALLERY
Dir Operation
And when they are told, "Do not spread corruption on earth," they answer, "We are but improving things!". Oh, verily, it is they, they who are spreading corruption but they perceive it not?. Al-Baqarah 11-12
Hazrat Ali (RA) narrated as follows: "I heard the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) as saying that as the Day of Qiyamah approaches there will appear a group of youths with a low mental capacity and understanding, apparently they will talk of good but their Imaan will not go beyond their throat and they will leave the true Deen like an arrow leaves the prey. Wherever you find them, you should make Jihad with them. (Bukhari Shareef, pp/1024)
Gunners stand with medium artillery in the troubled town of Upper Dir. 18 June 2009
A tank of Pakistani security forces is parked in Lal Qila Maidan after taking over the area from Khariji TTP militants in district of Lower Dir. 1 May 2009
Tanks are parked in Lal Qila Maidan after taking over the area from Khariji TTP militants in district of Lower Dir. 1 May 2009
Paramilitary soldier guards in a troubled area of Lower Dir district. 30 April 2009
Soldiers fire artillery towards hideouts of Khariji militants. 28 April 2009
Soldiers get ready to shell enemy positions in the Pakistani district of Lower Dir. 28 April 2009
Gunners fix fuses on artillery shells before attack. 28 April 2009
Soldiers with artilley at their gun position on the outskirts of Timargarh, the main town of Lower Dir. 28 April 2009
Pakistani soldier takes position at a vantage point in Lower Dir. 28 April 2009
Cobra helicopter flies over a troubled area of Lower Dir during operation. 27 April 2009
Paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Timargarh, the main town of Lower Dir during the operation. 27 April 2009