35 militants killed in Pakistan
Pakistani forces killed up to 35 militants close to the Afghan border as the region's chief minister told a top US diplomat he wanted to resolve problems there through dialogue.
US assistant secretary of state Richard Boucher travelled to the city of Peshawar yesterday to meet North West Frontier Province chief Amir Haider Khan Hoti, according to a statement from Hoti.
Mr Boucher's trip comes amid strains between Pakistan and the United States over suspected American missile attacks on militant targets on the Pakistan side of the border.
Washington wants Pakistan's government to do more to fight al-Qaida and Taliban fighters based there for increasing attacks on US troops in Afghanistan and targets within Pakistan.
