Pakistani security forces kill 80 militants near Afghan border

Pakistani security forces have killed at least 80 suspected pro-Taliban terrorists and injured nearly 100 others in the northwest of the country near the Afghan border.

A Pakistani military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Saturday that seven soldiers have been also killed in the Tirah Valley of Khyber tribal district.

Experts: Pakistan’s Army Chief Is Right Man to Confront Terrorism

ISLAMABAD—

As Pakistan intensifies its military campaign against extremist Islamist groups -- in the wake of the recent massacre by militants at an elite army-run school in Peshawar -- the country's army chief is facing huge internal security challenges in dealing with the Taliban and other terrorist organizations. However, many in Pakistan, including former military officials, see General Rahee Sharif as a straight-talking professional soldier who can successfully confront the country's extremists.

General Raheel Sharif joined Pakistan's army