Peshawar, Nov : As many as 15 persons suspected Taliban were killed as troops backed by helicopter gunships targeted hideouts in the Swat valley last evening.

The regional military spokesman said that 11 Taliban were killed in the Mangaltan area of Charbagh tehsil.

Besides, two suspects were also killed in the Gashkor area of Khwazakhela. Other two were shot dead in the Chapparyal area in Matta tehsil.

Local PPP leader Sirajuddin and a woman councilor were shot dead separately in the troubled valley on Monday, reported the Daily Times.

According to the paper, five Taliban were killed when troops retaliated to raids on several checkposts in the Pindyali tehsil of Mohmand Agency early on Monday.

Powered by a good batting performance, India ICL XI registered a comprehensive four-wicket win over Pakistan ICL XI.

Man of the Match Ambati Rayudu played a splendid innings of 65 runs for his team. Though he did not finish what he started, but batted long enough to ensure those behind him didn't sweat too much. Experienced left handed batsman Hemang Badani saw India through with an unbeaten 32 from 22 deliveries.

Washington, Nov 25 : The Pak-US alliance on war on terror was being hurt because of differences in the countries militaries, two senior US military officials have said. They said that the US-led war on terror was facing challenges because Pakistan''s young military officers didn''t have the same relationship with their US counterparts that their predecessors had.

Karachi, Nov 25 : Pakistan intelligence agencies have reportedly come across warnings of a suicide attack by Pakistan Taliban (TTP) at the Karachi airport and several key federal ministries in Islamabad during the last week of November.

After receiving information from intelligence agencies, the country’s Interior Ministry has informed law enforcement agencies that the month of November would be crucial and terrorists had planned to carry out suicide attacks at the Jinnah International Airport Karachi, and also at the offices of various ministries in Islamabad, reported the Daily Times.

However, the modus operandi of the terrorists’ designs was not disclosed in the intelligence inputs conveyed to the Interior Ministry.

Islamabad, Nov 25: A senior security official in Pakistan has reportedly contradicted the country’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s statement that the political wing of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had been closed.

On Sunday Qureshi had told reporters in Multan that the ISI political wing had been disbanded, saying: “The ISI is a precious national institution and wants to focus on counter-terrorism activities.”

The Pakistan government has decided to free 101 Indian prisoners, 99 of them fishermen, as part of confidence-building measures between Pakistan and India.

They will be released ahead of a meeting between the interior secretaries of the two countries later this week.

The prisoners had completed their jail terms.

The fishermen had been in jail for two to six years.

Interior ministry chief Rehman Malik said 99 Indian fishermen and two other prisoners would be freed before the meeting of Pakistan's interior secretary and India's home secretary in Islamabad on 25th November.