26 soldiers killed, 70 wounded in clashes near Afghan border: ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: At least 26 soldiers were killed and 70 others injured today as fierce clashes continued in
Pakistan's South Waziristan region. According to witnesses in the region's administrative centre, Wana, all the doctors in the town's civil hospital have been summoned to the paramilitary
headquarters to nurse the wounded military personnel. Local tribesmen told Deutsche Presse Agentur, dpa that they saw several military vehicles rushing wounded soldiers into the highly
guarded militia building where a hospital was situated. Reports said witnesses saw bombing and cross fire between the government forces and local and alleged foreign militants in
different areas of the tribal region that borders with Afghanistan's Paktika province. Clashes erupted early Sunday when militants seized control of government bunkers in Karwan Manz
northwest of Wana. (DPA) (Posted @ 23:55 PST)
http://www.dawn.com/2004/09/12/welcome.htm
It is heating up!