Pakistan Security Forces Kill At Least 7 Militants (ap)

A Pakistani tribal family, who fled from South Waziristan due to military offensive, goes by the main bazaar of Mir Ali, a town of Pakistan's North Waziristan region, Pakistan on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The government launched the offensive in the South Waziristan tribal region two weeks ago, viewed as the main stronghold in the country of both the Taliban and al-Qaida. The offensive has drawn retaliatory attacks by militants across Pakistan. (AP Photo/Rasool Dawar)AP – Security forces fighting their way through a mountainous Taliban stronghold killed at least seven militants Sunday and injured several more, officials said, while Pakistan’s foreign minister said the offensive in tribal South Waziristan should finish sooner than originally expected.

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