Pakistan says seven militants killed in Swat
Pakistani officials said troops yesterday shot dead at least seven militants who infiltrated the northwestern district of Swat to escape an offensive in the neighbouring tribal belt.
The gunfight took place when troops intercepted the group trying to enter the Dherai area of Swat, where Pakistan carried out a sweeping military operation in 2009 that brought to an end two years of local Taliban control.
The military said the insurgents were reportedly fleeing Mohmand, where Pakistan is waging an air and ground offensive against homegrown Taliban blamed for near-daily bomb attacks in the northwest.
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