Pakistani Forces Search for Fugitives
Pakistani security forces found rockets and land mines in an abandoned compound while they were looking for suspected al-Qaida and Taliban fugitives in two villages in a remote tribal region that borders Afghanistan, villagers said Tuesday. No one was apparently detained in the operation that occurred before dawn Monday in Qarabagh and Pashkheena villages of Azam Warsak area, Amanullah Khan Wazir, a resident of the region, said by telephone. Wazir said the troops found 12 82-mm rockets and three land mines in Pashkheena village. Four other homes, one of an Afghan refugee family, were searched in Qarabagh village. Full Story