[Dawn] Pakistani troops killed 10 Taliban militants and arrested five others in a clash in the northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border on Monday, officials said.The incident occurred in the border town of Lwara Mandi in North Waziristan, a bastion of Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, a senior military officer said.
"The bodies of the militants have been shifted to a nearby military base along with those captured," the officer said.
Another officer said the clash occurred when the militants opened fire on a checkpoint near the border.
"Troops retaliated and killed 10 militants," he said, adding there were no military casualties.
Security officials said they believed the militants were supporters of Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud who reportedly escaped a drone attack in North Waziristan last Thursday.