Pakistan army kills 20 Talibans

ISLAMABAD, April 27: Pakistani troops killed 20 militants in a ground and air operation against Taliban in the troubled northwest on Monday, the military said. [break]



"Twenty militants were killed today by the Frontier Corps troops in Maidan area of Lower Dir," the military media wing said in a statement.



Paramilitary troops and helicopter gunships bombed suspected bases in Lower Dir for a second day running, a military official said.

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