Pakistani troops kill 22 militants in northwest

Hundreds of tribal police in the
northwestern Khyber region have quit their jobs because of
militant threats, even as Pakistani forces reported killing
22 insurgents in an ongoing military operation there, AP qouted officials as saying.
Pakistan began its latest offensive in the Khyber tribal
region on Sept. 1 and says it has killed over 150
militants. The fighting has caused thousands of residents
to flee.
Paramilitary troops Saturday destroyed three militant
hide-outs and killed 22 insurgents, the Frontier Corps said
in a brief statement. It is impossible to verify accounts
of fighting there because the army is blocking roads into
the region.
-- SPA