DHAKA: Pakistani fighter jets carried out air strikes against militant hideouts killing dozens of fighters says BBC.   

The strikes were in the mountainous Dehgan area in the North Waziristan tribal district, a stronghold for Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants. 

Uzbek militants were targeted, amid reports that fighters from Uzbekistan took part in an attack on Karachi airport which began last Sunday.

No exact casualty figures were given.

It is the second set of strikes in the region this week, days after the airport attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, which killed at least 30 people.

The group said the assault was in revenge for the killing of their leader last year.

Pakistan has been fighting an Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, with the Pakistani Taliban the main militant grouping. 

The Pakistan government began peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban in March, but there was little progress and the violence has continued. 

BDST: 0846 HRS, JUN 15, 2014