Pakistani officials say at least 16 soldiers have been killed and dozens injured in an ambush in Pakistan's restive North-West Frontier Province.
Dozens of insurgents attacked a convoy of paramilitary troops as it was heading towards the volatile town of Hangu, 40 km west of the garrison town of Kohat. Three militants were said to have been killed as the soldiers returned fire. Local Islamist extremist Taliban have claimed Missile attack targets militants in NW Pakistan ...
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Video appeal by missing Pakistani envoy broadcast on TV ... responsibility for the attack. Violence in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Povince and neighbouring tribal region has flared since the new government intensified efforts to prevent the Taliban from extending their influence to major towns like Peshawar.
(Deutsche Welle)
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