Pakistan kills school massacre 'facilitator' - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English: "Anti-terror measures
Meanwhile, a US drone strike on a Taliban compound in North Waziristan killed at least four fighters on Friday, officials said, the second such incident in a week.
Another drone strike in North Waziristan on December 20 killed at least five fighters, officials said.
The area is generally off-limits to journalists, making it difficult to independently verify the number and identity of the dead.
Washington pressed Islamabad for years to wipe out armed groups’ sanctuaries in North Waziristan, which have been used to launch attacks on NATO forces in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani military says it has killed more than 1,700 fighters so far in its heavy offensive in the tribal zone, with 126 soldiers having lost their lives.
Pakistan has ramped up its anti-terror strategy in the wake of the December 16 slaughter at an army-run school in Peshawar, where 134 children were among the victims gunned down by heavily-armed Taliban fighters.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced the establishment of military courts for terror-related cases in order to accelerate trials, and he has also lifted a six-year moratorium on the death penalty, reinstating it for terrorism-related cases.
Officials said Monday that Pakistan plans to execute around 500 fighters in the coming weeks."
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