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LAHORE, Pakistan - Islamist gunmen and a suicide squad lobbed grenades, sprayed bullets from atop a minaret and took hostages Friday in attacks on two mosques packed with worshippers from a minority sect in Pakistan.
PARACHINAR, Pakistan - Officials say Pakistani security forces have killed seven suspected insurgents in the Orakzai tribal region near Afghanistan.
PARACHINAR, Pakistan - Officials say nine militants were killed and 10 others wounded in clashes with Pakistani troops near Afghanistan.
PARACHINAR, Pakistan - Five Pakistani soldiers and at least 21 suspected militants were killed in clashes in a region near the Afghan border where the military is pursuing Taliban insurgents fleeing a U.S.-backed offensive, authorities said Friday.
PARACHINAR, Pakistan - Pakistani military airstrikes killed 61 suspected militants in an area near the Afghan border Thursday, including dozens at a seminary where Taliban commanders were believed to be meeting, officials said.
