Up to 40 militants killed in Pakistan tribal area
Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships and artillery pounded militant hideouts in a tribal region near the Afghan border, killing up to 40 insurgents, the army said. “We have reports from local sources that 30 to 40 miscreants have been killed in a security forces operation targeting a hideout in South Waziristan,” top military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP. Full Story