Eight foreign militants were killed and one was captured alive in an operation of Pakistan army Tuesday in North Waziristan tribal agency, bordering Afghanistan, said an official. Federal Interior Minister, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, talking to newsmen at a press conference here said a security forces personnel was also killed in the fight. According to media reports at least three soldiers were killed in the fight. He said about 600 terrorists are still operating in the tribal area of North and South Waziristan. However, the interior minister strongly refuted any knowledge about whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden and denied his presence in Pakistan, offering anyone having such knowledge, to inform us.
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