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Pakistan militias thwart leader's kidnapping
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-10-27 10:47
A Pakistani tank fires towards Taliban positions in Loisam town in the Bajaur tribal region, October 25, 2008. Pakistani forces have turned the corner in the country's main front in its war against militancy with the capture of the strategically important village after heavy fighting, the commander of the operation said on Saturday. [Agencies]