Bajaur, Pakistan-The Taliban have lost the battle and Pakistan army is close to victory, there are no more no-go areas, the militants are running away, Col. Saif-ullah , commander in the Mohmand agency said.
He said that the army is failed to capture the insurgent leaders and they had mostly likely fled into Afghanistan.
Their resistance has broken down, we control the roads, they have lost the battle, he added.
The army took reports to witness the ceremony marking the victory over the militants conducted by the tribal elders and military commanders, the site of major battle last week.
Maj. General Tariq Khan, Commander of the paramilitary Frontier Corps, said the insurgency had been dismantled after six months of battles between well-armed militants and Pakistani troops.