Islamabad - Pakistani security officials claimed on Monday to have killed 10 militants in the country's restless tribal district along the Afghan border.
Helicopter gunships and artillery shells targeted a militants' location in the Khyber area, which serves as a vital route for supplies for NATO troops deployed in landlocked Afghanistan, said an official from Frontier Corps, the paramilitary troops fighting the Taliban.
"Our forces destroyed their communication system, 15 vehicles and killed 10 of their men," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Islamabad, Feb. 24 : Pakistan has admitted that it was compelled to ink a peace deal with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) because it faltered in its bid to counter the increasing extremism in the Swat Valley.
Washington, Feb. 24: Confirming reports about its team imparting military lessons to the Pakistani army, the Pentagon has rejected claims that its military training program in Pakistan was a `secret' affair. 
Islamabad, Feb 24: A seven member FBI team is arriving here on February 27 to grill the Mumbai terror attacks masterminds arrested by Pakistani authorities in order to establish the authenticity of Pakistan's findings and get further information from the 26/11 accused.
