Unrest in Pakistan
Swat,
Oct.
30,
2007
:
Pakistani
troops
killed
up
to
60
Islamist
militants
during
fierce
fighting
in
the
Swat
valley
in
the
country's
northwest,
the
army
said
on
Monday,
and
the
insurgents
called
a
truce
to
recover
their
dead
and
wounded.
Troops firing artillery and backed by helicopter gunships on Sunday battled militants led by a pro-Taliban cleric seeking to impose strict Islamic law in the scenic valley close to Pakistan's lawless tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.
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Story first published: Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 15:05 [IST]