Attacks by Taliban militants more than 100 that happened Thursday morning in Marabi area near the border with Afghanistan.
More than 100 Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in South Waziristan, Pakistan, triggering a gunbattle that killed eight soldiers.
The attack happened Thursday morning in Marabi area near the border with Afghanistan. Authorities say Pakistani troops have killed at least 10 members of the Taliban. At least seven soldiers also were wounded in the crossfire.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's military commander said Thursday that the fund billions of dollars sent by the United States to fund the war against militant better used to help the citizens of Pakistan.
Gen. Ashfaq Parvaz Kayani said in a meeting with top military commanders that American military aid must be "transferred on economic assistance to Pakistan that could be used to reduce the burden on ordinary people."
Kayani said that only 1.4 billion dollars in U.S. aid received by Pakistan during the last 10 years - which he said amounted to 8.6 billion dollars - has been given to the Pakistan army. He said "a relatively small number" had been given to the naval and air forces of Pakistan, while the remainder - about six billion dollars to the Pakistani government.
Kayani also said that Pakistan has dramatically reduced the level of sharing intelligence with the United States since the U.S. commando attack in northern Pakistan that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. He added that the army no longer receive U.S. military training.
More than 100 Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in South Waziristan, Pakistan, triggering a gunbattle that killed eight soldiers.
The attack happened Thursday morning in Marabi area near the border with Afghanistan. Authorities say Pakistani troops have killed at least 10 members of the Taliban. At least seven soldiers also were wounded in the crossfire.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's military commander said Thursday that the fund billions of dollars sent by the United States to fund the war against militant better used to help the citizens of Pakistan.
Gen. Ashfaq Parvaz Kayani said in a meeting with top military commanders that American military aid must be "transferred on economic assistance to Pakistan that could be used to reduce the burden on ordinary people."
Kayani said that only 1.4 billion dollars in U.S. aid received by Pakistan during the last 10 years - which he said amounted to 8.6 billion dollars - has been given to the Pakistan army. He said "a relatively small number" had been given to the naval and air forces of Pakistan, while the remainder - about six billion dollars to the Pakistani government.
Kayani also said that Pakistan has dramatically reduced the level of sharing intelligence with the United States since the U.S. commando attack in northern Pakistan that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. He added that the army no longer receive U.S. military training.
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