ISLAMABAD, Dec. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Pakistan's army said Thursday that some 200 security personnel have been killed in the operations against foreign militants and their local supporters in the South Waziristan tribal region.

    Maj. Gen. Niaz Khattak who is in charge of the operation told reporters in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier province,that 100 foreign militants are still hiding in Waziristan and the operation will continue against them, private News Network International reported.

    He did not provide any exact figures of the militants killed during the operations, saying the security forces have broken the network of the militants and they have also moved to some other areas.

    Khattak said there is no evidence to establish that Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan's tribal region and denied that any agreement has been struck with militant leader, Abdullah Mehsud, who was responsible for the kidnapping of two Chinese engineers in October this year.

    Pakistani forces have been conducting major operations in the tribal area bordering Afghanistan against suspected Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters since March this year.

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