Pakistani troops backed by artillery killed 25 Taliban militants in the latest clashes in the troubled tribal district of Bajaur on the Afghan border, officials said. Gun-battles erupted overnight and continued until late Thursday after militants attacked security checkposts in four villages in the restive region, a security official told AFP on Thursday. “There were fierce clashes and we have reports of 25 militants being killed” in the villages of Rashakai, Tang Khata, Bai Cheena and Khazana, the official said on condition of anonymity. Full Story